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How to design your site’s AI chatbot: 9 practical guidelines (plus what happens when chatbot design goes wrong)

Learn how to design an AI chatbot that genuinely improves and supports the user experience, plus three real-world examples and lessons from chatbot design gone wrong.

Emily Stevens

28 August 2026 ● 10 min read

Designing for trust UX - blog header featuring a laptop with recommended shopping items.

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How to design for trust UX: 7 best practices for explainable AI interfaces

9 July 2026 ● 7 min read

Learn what human-agent handoffs are, why AI agents need supervision and how UX designers can create effective human-AI collaboration. Blog header by the UX Design Institute

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The Human-Agent Handoff: Designing UX for Human-Agent Collaboration

11 June 2026 ● 8 min read

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7 Core Usability Principles for Better Website UX

1 April 2026 ● 6 min read

6 best job search strategies for UX designers in 2026, plus the top job boards to help you get hired, blog header with a CV by the UX Design Institute

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6 Job search strategies for UX designers in 2026, plus the top job boards to explore

6 February 2026 ● 4 min read

Illustration showing various micro-interactions, including a loading indicator, toggle switch, plus and minus buttons, and a video icon being clicked.

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How to design micro-interactions: The small details that make a big impact

28 November 2025 ● 6 min read

A guide to understanding the content design process with steps in the process the reader can follow as well as tools, tips, and best practices. Blog header with a person looking at three screens by the UX Design Institute.

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The ultimate guide to the content design process

10 October 2025 ● 7 min read

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UX onboarding best practices in 2025: how to design first-time user experiences

3 October 2025 ● 12 min read

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The 13 visual principles of design (with examples)

26 September 2025 ● 8 min read

How to build an accessible design system blog header featuring a purple computer with accessible design graphics.

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Accessible design systems: why they matter and how to build one

15 August 2025 ● 9 min read

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