The Feed & The Thread - Saturday, January 24, 2026

This episode covers best practices for real-time feedback in prototyping from Andrew Martin at UXPin Studio, insights into AI integration in design workflows by top companies like Atlassian and Meta, and community discussions on logo designs and unique UI regrets. It also announces UX Camp Winter, an online event on February 21st with affordable tickets and complimentary passes available. Show Notes In This Episode Best practices for real-time feedback during prototyping Integration of AI into design workflows by top companies like Atlassian and Meta Community buzz on new logo designs, unique UI approaches, and designing for elderly users first Articles Mentioned “Best Practices for Real-Time Feedback in Prototyping” by Andrew Martin (UXPin Studio) “How Top Companies Are Using AI in Their Design Workflows” by Punit Chawla (UX Design.cc) Community Discussions r/Design - New logo design for an energy drink called “Wave” r/UXDesign - Regret of trying to be too unique with UI designs and the suggestion to conduct usability testing r/Design - Observations on designing for elderly users first Announcement Event: UX Camp Winter Date: Saturday, February 21st Format: Online Ticket Price: $13.50 (Complimentary passes available) More Info & Tickets: ChicagoCamps.org Submit your idea to be a speaker at UX Camp Winter! About The Feed & The Thread The Feed & The Thread is a daily summary of UX articles found in the industry and some light-touch updates from the UX Community found in online forums. It’s brief, and meant as a light-touch overview of what’s happening across UX.