Juan Ulloa
@juanulloa.com
Hi there! I dig UX design/research, human dynamics, art and social justice. Working in B2B enterprise software
Anyone else avoiding em dashes because they scream “AI”? I’ve had to rethink my punctuation—wild.
May 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Anyone else avoiding em dashes because they scream “AI”? I’ve had to rethink my punctuation—wild.
Today, AI will generate your UIs with lipstick by default
May 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Today, AI will generate your UIs with lipstick by default
Web-based services shouldn’t break when pop-up blockers are enabled.
I’m just throwing this into the ether for folks who need the reminder.
I’m just throwing this into the ether for folks who need the reminder.
May 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Web-based services shouldn’t break when pop-up blockers are enabled.
I’m just throwing this into the ether for folks who need the reminder.
I’m just throwing this into the ether for folks who need the reminder.
I wonder how many vibe coding designers cross their fingers while AI makes large code changes to their projects
May 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I wonder how many vibe coding designers cross their fingers while AI makes large code changes to their projects
I’m in the early planning stages of my plant-based podcast. It's the first exclusively plant-based show where my Jade plant interviews other plants. From current events to what’s been eating them. I may need a little help to transcribe the inaudible conversations.
May 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I’m in the early planning stages of my plant-based podcast. It's the first exclusively plant-based show where my Jade plant interviews other plants. From current events to what’s been eating them. I may need a little help to transcribe the inaudible conversations.
From the archives:
Here’s Domo helping out with a usability study for the first iOS app I designed.
Ten years later, the app is gone, and Domo’s living in Amsterdam.
Here’s Domo helping out with a usability study for the first iOS app I designed.
Ten years later, the app is gone, and Domo’s living in Amsterdam.
May 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
From the archives:
Here’s Domo helping out with a usability study for the first iOS app I designed.
Ten years later, the app is gone, and Domo’s living in Amsterdam.
Here’s Domo helping out with a usability study for the first iOS app I designed.
Ten years later, the app is gone, and Domo’s living in Amsterdam.
Seattle are folks, see by the space needle
April 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Seattle are folks, see by the space needle
Anybody wonders if Trump and his enterprise are shorting the stock market?
There is a lot of money to be made if you control the economic levers that negatively impact stocks. #Tariffs
There is a lot of money to be made if you control the economic levers that negatively impact stocks. #Tariffs
April 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Anybody wonders if Trump and his enterprise are shorting the stock market?
There is a lot of money to be made if you control the economic levers that negatively impact stocks. #Tariffs
There is a lot of money to be made if you control the economic levers that negatively impact stocks. #Tariffs
March 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
It's not just a job, you may be designing our future dystopia
March 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It's not just a job, you may be designing our future dystopia
A gondola between South Lake Union and Capitol Hill ? Nice! #seattle #slug
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March 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A gondola between South Lake Union and Capitol Hill ? Nice! #seattle #slug
seattletransitblog.com/2025/03/17/s...
seattletransitblog.com/2025/03/17/s...
Mazda’s red paint color should be called Perfection
February 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Mazda’s red paint color should be called Perfection
I need more punk music in my life
February 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I need more punk music in my life
Two ways to become replaceable in the age of AI:
1. Don’t use AI
2. Use AI too much
Use AI, but if you rely on it to do all your thinking for you, you’ll forget how to think
www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
1. Don’t use AI
2. Use AI too much
Use AI, but if you rely on it to do all your thinking for you, you’ll forget how to think
www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
www.microsoft.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Two ways to become replaceable in the age of AI:
1. Don’t use AI
2. Use AI too much
Use AI, but if you rely on it to do all your thinking for you, you’ll forget how to think
www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
1. Don’t use AI
2. Use AI too much
Use AI, but if you rely on it to do all your thinking for you, you’ll forget how to think
www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
Top 3 practical use cases for current "UI Design Generative AI Tools" for UX designers
February 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Top 3 practical use cases for current "UI Design Generative AI Tools" for UX designers
First few experiences with Gemini on Google Drive and Gmail are simply frustrating. Don’t break my flow, please.
January 31, 2025 at 10:48 PM
First few experiences with Gemini on Google Drive and Gmail are simply frustrating. Don’t break my flow, please.
The Department of Government Efficiency has a public-facing job application form where anybody can apply for a job w/out selecting a position.
Sounds efficient
join.doge.gov
Sounds efficient
join.doge.gov
January 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The Department of Government Efficiency has a public-facing job application form where anybody can apply for a job w/out selecting a position.
Sounds efficient
join.doge.gov
Sounds efficient
join.doge.gov
I’ve been slowly getting introduced to the #powerlifting community. This community is arguably the most supportive network of people I’ve come in contact with.
I’m not a powerlifter, but If I start using powerlifting metaphors for things #ux, now you know.
I’m not a powerlifter, but If I start using powerlifting metaphors for things #ux, now you know.
January 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I’ve been slowly getting introduced to the #powerlifting community. This community is arguably the most supportive network of people I’ve come in contact with.
I’m not a powerlifter, but If I start using powerlifting metaphors for things #ux, now you know.
I’m not a powerlifter, but If I start using powerlifting metaphors for things #ux, now you know.
Seattle freeways were a mess today. Thankfully, I’m just three prompts away from finishing my teleportation device.
January 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Seattle freeways were a mess today. Thankfully, I’m just three prompts away from finishing my teleportation device.
Reflecting on 2024:
Pomodoro for time management and daily workouts kept me focused and centered. I miss my 4-min foam roller supine stretch. It eased nerve pain and felt like a mini meditation. For early 2025, I’m adding 3-5 min of breathwork/meditation before work to see how it impacts my day.
stretch.it
January 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Reflecting on 2024:
Pomodoro for time management and daily workouts kept me focused and centered. I miss my 4-min foam roller supine stretch. It eased nerve pain and felt like a mini meditation. For early 2025, I’m adding 3-5 min of breathwork/meditation before work to see how it impacts my day.
With all the talk about AI-generated text and its use of em dashes, I now feel self-conscious every time I use one—though, I really love em dashes.
December 11, 2024 at 3:45 AM
With all the talk about AI-generated text and its use of em dashes, I now feel self-conscious every time I use one—though, I really love em dashes.
Listening to Sleater-Kinney while riding on Sleater Kinney Road.
November 24, 2024 at 5:39 AM
Listening to Sleater-Kinney while riding on Sleater Kinney Road.