UX TRENDS

Latest trends, tools, and resources in user experience design.

What is UX TRENDS

UX Trends is an annual UX design state report by Fabricio Teixeira and Caio Braga, published yearly since 2016. Reports analyze design tools, design processes, industry trends, telling you what changed in UX design each year. 2025 theme is 'A Love Letter About Change', discussing AI's impact on design, growth & ethics, empathy & algorithms, career & industry. Reports are deep, not just trend lists, but reflections on industry changes.

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How to use UX TRENDS

Read Annual Reports: Select year (2016-2025) on homepage to view that year's UX design state report. Reports are long-form, read slowly to understand industry changes.

Understand Historical Trends: Compare reports across years to see how UX design industry changed, which trends persisted, which disappeared.

Reference Citations: Each report has extensive citation links to dive deeper into tools, articles, perspectives mentioned.

UX TRENDS Key Features

Annual Deep Reports

Publishes deep annual reports analyzing UX design industry changes, not just trend lists but reflections on industry evolution

Historical Comparison

View all reports from 2016-2025, compare across years to understand industry evolution

Multi-dimensional Analysis

Reports cover design tools, design processes, user behavior, career development, industry changes across multiple dimensions

Rich Citations

Each report has extensive citation links to dive deeper into mentioned content

UX TRENDS Use Cases

Understand Industry Trends

Learn latest UX design industry trends and changes through annual reports, know which direction industry is heading

Career Planning Reference

Reports discuss career development and industry changes, can serve as reference for career planning

Tool Selection

Reports analyze design tool changes, learn which tools are worth attention, which are declining

Deep Reflection

Reports are not just information but deep reflections on industry changes, suitable for designers wanting deeper industry understanding

UX TRENDS Pros & Cons

Pros

High-quality reports with deep thinking, not just trend lists

10 years of history, can compare across years to understand industry evolution

Covers multiple dimensions: tools, processes, careers, industry

Rich citation links for deeper exploration

Free to read

Cons

Mainly English content

Reports are very long, require time to read

Published only once per year, low update frequency

After 2025 report, authors said they'll explore other ways to share, may not publish annual reports in future

UX TRENDS FAQ

Q1: How often are reports updated?

Published once per year, starting from 2016, currently has reports from 2016-2025.

Q2: Are reports free?

Reports are free to read, can be viewed directly on the website.

Q3: Is there a Chinese version?

Mainly English content, no official Chinese version. Suitable for designers with good English reading skills.

Q4: Will reports continue in the future?

After 2025 report, authors said they'll explore other ways to share, may not publish annual reports. But you can continue following their content on doc.cc and their newsletter.

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