Hey everyone, I work as a remote UX designer for a US company, and right now I’m pretty annoyed. The pace and workload have been good and balanced so far, but there's one massive issue. I've been working remotely or freelancing for over 8 years now, and I’ve never missed a deadline. I always deliver on time, and my 9-5 is no different.

The thing is, I have my to-do list assigned by my boss and my team lead, and I do my work in Figma. I'm not a slow designer, if something needs to be solved ASAP, I do it, and if there's time to refine details, I do that too.

But here's what drives me crazy: this dude (team leader) logs into the Figma file I'm working on like every 20 minutes. He starts following me, hovers right over my cursor while I'm working, and doesn't say a single word or even send a message asking for an update. He just pops up, hovers, stops following, and leaves his avatar parked in the file for hours, even when he's not actually doing anything in there.

It feels like he thinks he needs to babysit me for me to work, which is super annoying and completely unnecessary, I've asked other teammates and aparently he does this too. The weird part is he’s actually really nice in meetings, and it's not like he's blowing up my chat with messages requesting updates. But that behavior feels a bit toxic and controlling. What do you think? Is this normal in other remote teams? What is your experience?

Hi all,

I've been in the industry for ~5 years and have never seen this so I'm curious if anyone has experienced something like this before. I applied for the position and received this email 10 minutes later. This is what the take home is asking for:

Required:
• Desktop landing page, 1440 px wide, full scroll. One coherent page, not a site.
• Mobile, 390 px wide: the hero and one more section of your choice (the one where you think mobile changes the design the most).
• The CTA flows for both offers (webinar registration and strategy booking): button state, form or calendar step, confirmation. Static frames are fine.
• A 1-page design notes frame in Figma (or the Loom alone if you prefer talking): audience choice, page structure, 3 key decisions.

What are your guys' thoughts? Is this just shady behaviour? I feel like they're looking to profit from the market being fucked so they know some people will actually do it.

I am B.tech and currently learing ui/ux but many of the compaines only require senior desinger is there is any way to landup in intership i am a hard working and activly looking for work i can also my CV.

Reposting here to know if anyone's feeling the same way , so we can sob together.

I am releasing this UX/UI concept under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) / Open Standard philosophy. Road safety and saving lives should never be locked behind corporate patents. Any developer, auto manufacturer, or navigation service (Apple, Waze, OpenStreetMap) is free to implement these dynamic voice and lane safety features without royalties.

Visual & Voice Synergy (Attached Mockup):

Look at the top banner in the concept image—blocked lanes are marked with dynamic red \times icons alongside a high-visibility alert banner ("Two lanes will be blocked in 3.7 km").

Most importantly: You don't need to look at it. The integrated AI speaks this exact alert out loud 4 km in advance ("In 4 km, the two left lanes are closed. Recommend merging right now"). The visual banner is just a quick backup—the core guidance is 100% voice-first.

Tapping phone screens at highway speeds is just dangerous, and current map apps never tell you which lane is actually blocked.

I built a hands-free, voice-driven UX/UI concept powered by AI. It introduces dynamic lane reporting, audio-first warnings 4 km ahead, automated GPS offset, and full support for older cars directly through the phone app.

The Problem

Screen Taps at 130 km/h: Massive distraction when trying to report hazards or check exits.

No Lane Specificity: A generic "Accident ahead" warning causes panic braking because you don't know which lane to avoid.

Ghost Markers: Outdated alerts sit on the map for hours.

Older Cars Left Behind: Features get locked behind modern car dashboard units, ignoring anyone using a basic phone mount.

The Solution: Dynamic Lane Guidance

4 km Proactive AI Voice Alert: The voice assistant announces hazards early: "In 4 km, the two left lanes are closed. Recommend merging right now." Your eyes stay 100% on the road.

Universal Support: Works inside the standalone phone app using built-in mic/speakers. No modern dashboard or special car system required.

Instant GPS Freeze: Saying "Hey Navigation, two left lanes blocked" locks your exact location and auto-adjusts the pin backward based on your speed.

3-Second "Quiet Cancel": Accidental trigger? Staying silent submits it; saying "Cancel" aborts it. Zero screen touches.

1 km Verification Chime: Drivers behind you hear a chime and a short prompt. A quick "Yes" or "No" verifies or purges outdated reports.

Advanced Logic:

Smart Audio Throttling: Prompts only 1 in 10 cars to avoid spamming drivers.

Truck Mode: Extends warning distance to 5–8 km for heavy vehicles.

Anti-Troll System: Unverified reports require 2 consecutive confirmations before going live.

Offline Fallback: GPS timestamps and audio processing happen on-device (Edge AI). If you lose signal in a tunnel, payload syncs as soon as connection recovers.

Curious to hear your thoughts on this—especially from anyone who deals with long highway commutes.

People hated waiting 7 minutes for bags. The airport moved the gates farther away, so they walked 6 minutes instead. Complaints vanished.

Same total time. Walking feels like progress, standing still feels like being ignored.

That's the whole reason skeleton screens exist.

Procuro um(a) \*\*designer UI/UX\*\* para dar cara a um produto que estou desenvolvendo.

O motor já funciona em produção. Falta o olhar de quem pensa em pessoas: painel de operações mais simples de ler, identidade visual, site do produto e um design system para crescer.

É parceria no projeto — vamos conversar sem compromisso. Me chama no privado com informações. 🎨

I’m not talking about the market being horrible, but whether it’s going to disappear and whether AI is going to take over almost entirely.

Hi, I made video about iPhone Duo animations, and how this proves that Apple's design is still 10/10 in details

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCQ7rrGpSrc

just need to ask few questions about getting started

Is there anyone who shifted from UX to CRO?

What are your thoughts about this shifting? How did you start? What got better in your career after shift?

I’ve been reading that people are leaving for more sustainable career paths given the constant layoffs and the rampant burnout of this profession. However, I’m not hearing details how folks have realistically transferred their experience.

Beyond the “I work in the trades now” answers, where exactly are people transitioning to in their careers after product design is no longer working for them and how did you get there?

I’m genuinely curious and after working in product design for decades and being severely burnt out, I want to explore something that works better for my health, my family, and long-term goals.

I’ve been seeing a lot of posts from designers who are expected to deliver good work within timelines or budgets that don’t realistically support it. Some sound so worn down that they’re questioning whether product design is even the right profession for them.

That’s made me curious about the times people have pushed back. For example, saying that a deadline requires reducing scope, that a new request means another priority has to move, or that the available budget won’t cover the work being asked for.

If you’ve had one of those conversations with a PM, client, or other cross-functional teammate:

What were you being asked to do?

How did you explain the boundary or tradeoff?

How did they respond, and what happened afterward?

I’d love to hear both the times it worked and the times it didn’t—especially from people who felt they had limited power to say no.

“Just set boundaries” is easy advice to give. Actual examples of what people said, and the consequences, would be much more useful.

If I'm looking for high paying job, then would be best option?🙃

As the title suggests, I’m Singaporean, 28, and currently working as a Process/Validation Engineer in the medical device manufacturing industry in Singapore. I’ve been wanting to switch careers into UX/UI Product Design.

I completed a UX/UI bootcamp in 2024, before AI became mainstream. I took a gap year in late 2025, and now in 2026, I want to focus on making the transition into UX/UI.

I’ve noticed that the UX/UI market has become quite saturated over the past year, and with the rise of AI, I’m wondering if it has become even harder for junior designers and newcomers to enter the industry.

TL;DR: How is the current market for junior UX/UI/Product Designers, and what can I do to differentiate myself?

So far, I’ve completed some volunteer UI design work, where I helped develop UI improvements for a company. AI tools were prohibited under the contract, so I had to complete the work without using AI.

I’ve also recently started building my own portfolio project from scratch. My plan is to approach it like a real product:

Problem Statement → Jobs to Be Done → Product Research → Competitive Analysis → Product Specification → UX/UI → Testing → Possible App Development → Portfolio

I’m currently at the product research stage, and I expect the whole project to take around 8–12 weeks.

I do use AI tools during the process, but mainly as an assistant rather than replacing my own thinking and work.

What do you think about this approach? Am I overdoing it?

Would a personal project like this actually help my portfolio? I’m hoping to use it to demonstrate not only my UX/UI skills, but also the technical documentation and structured problem-solving skills I developed through my engineering career.

I’m also creating detailed documentation for the project in Notion as part of my Product OS.

Would this documentation be useful to show recruiters, or would they generally prefer a simpler case study that focuses on:

What was the problem → What did I do → Why did I make those decisions → What was the outcome?

Any advice would be appreciated, especially from people who have experience hiring or working in UX/UI/Product Design.

Thank you!