Daniel Ruston @daniel_ruston
UX Lead @Google | @fwa Judge | ex @AKQA danielruston.com San Francisco, CA Joined September 2011-
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for those asking: "what happened, did you roll it back?" no, it became the design standard for Android. here's a condensed version of how: ask.lukew.com/chat?id=c98d1b…
rly like this. we're getting closer to 0% chat. the best agentic UX ive felt is where there is no chat interface -chat happens in apps i alr use & the agent's web app is purely for observability
rly like this. we're getting closer to 0% chat. the best agentic UX ive felt is where there is no chat interface -chat happens in apps i alr use & the agent's web app is purely for observability
1. Take a screen recording explaining your app 2. Upload it to YouTube 3. "Build me this” Gemini 2.5’s ability to comprehend video feels straight out of a science fiction novel.
It's more important than ever to have a product & design minded engineering culture because the possibilities of llms are unknown and yet to be discovered, making UX and technical experimentation inseparable.
Black Mirror vibes, working for real 😉 Quick & dirty prototype that turns photos into walkable 3D worlds. Exploring how to bring vintage photos to life in Mixed Reality using Monocular 3D Estimation Walk inside photos using a Quest 3 demo: 👉 whenistheweekend.com/futurepast.html
Very cool - 'What Is It Like?' (2025) at Arebyte Gallery, curated by Helen Starr Viewers control sliding panels that sequentially unveil digital scenes, each stage reflecting how the brain processes and assembles data into structured realities. 🧠
Today I was sent the following cool demo: Two AI agents on a phone call realize they’re both AI and switch to a superior audio signal ggwave
do all AI models need to be framed as a "helpful assistant"? " what about a "rigorous challenger" or "thoughtful colleague"? new article: lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?2…
The first-ever 2024 @Spotify Wrapped AI Podcast is here, built with @NotebookLM. Get yours → spotify.com/wrappedaipodca… #SpotifyWrapped
As performance review season gets underway in many places now & through Q4, here’s a rough model to help you think about how you are perceived in almost every mid-sized to large company. Your work is generally observed and perceived [0] by others along the following 3…
"The electric light bulb did not come from the continuous improvement of candles." — Dr Oren Harari
If you have constructive feedback, it’s not rude to speak up. It's unkind to stay silent. Honesty is the highest form of flattery. It signals that you respect their ability to handle the truth. Don't deprive people of the opportunity to learn. Offering ideas is an act of care.
The Cynefin framework: Navigating complexity in UX buff.ly/3TbHTrG
“You are great at execution, the team loves you, but you need to be more strategic” Hearing this feedback from your direct manager or your skip manager can be very confusing. And for highly capable product people who consistently get things done, this theme of “you need to be…
👋 Creative coders! @pitaru and I are looking for a coder to join our @Google Creative Lab team in NY. We are exploring exciting ideas in AI, LLMs, product design, and more. Apply here 👉 careers.google.com/jobs/results/1…
when the things you add to your website do more harm than good… quick video from me on app install banners: lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?2…
ChatGPT has now a big problem. Google just updated its free competitor, Bard. Here are 8 things impossible on ChatGPT but that Bard can do (for free):
90% of facilitating collaboration is just reducing chaos.
Collaboration is just more fun *and* also leads to better mutual outcomes when people don’t play stupid power games to assert dominance in conversations and instead they bring genuine curiosity, humility, and the drive to do a great job.

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