Aras Bilgen–Cue
Experience design, snapshots in life, semi-structured thoughts from a design consultant. Roughly one email every month. Check your spam folder after you hit Subscribe, just in case
Oct
13
AI-generated image of two rows of instant soup packages with visible visual artifacts and distortions

AI and Instant Soup

I love metaphors for thinking about and discussing complex topics. I have been thinking about the issues in the UX
6 min read
Oct
02
AI and Designer-as-god

AI and Designer-as-god

I have recognized a troublesome pattern in the design/research discourse about how LLMs will change our role. I am
4 min read
Aug
10
Software 1, 2, 3

Software 1, 2, 3

The previous issue of Cue was seriously, freshly lacking GenAI content, I guess we need to make up for it
6 min read
Jul
31
Peaches that give a summery vibe.

Long time no see

The last post I was able to put together for this newsletter was 2 months ago. It has been a
2 min read
May
29
Caring

Caring

This week one of my clients hosted me in their office for a warm, wonderful ask-me-anything session for their product
5 min read
Apr
30
A wooden fishing boat on the shore with worn out blue and red paint, rope tied to the boat

Happy 2025.2!

Last year around these times, I shared why I am celebrating three new years in each Gregorian calendar year. According
4 min read
Apr
16
Senior Designer Webinar Series

Senior Designer Webinar Series

I am operating in two modes nowadays. No, not like that. The first mode is just such a source of
4 min read
Mar
21
Vibes

Vibes

Well, Gaza genocide resumed, US is on a worrisome trajectory, no one moved a finger about negligence in the Kartalkaya
5 min read
Feb
24
The Issue with AI

The Issue with AI

This is my newsletter issue that covers AI. But I also mean it the other way. This issue contains about
7 min read
Dec
24
Ending 2024

Ending 2024

I can't complain about 2024, but I can't say that it was a great year. I
3 min read