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
Jul
16
Classics

Classics

Last week an internal Microsoft demo video leaked. It showed an, ahem, agentic AI-first superbitofantastic concept shell to the
6 min read
Jun
02
Ronny Chieng addressing an audience at Harvard.

Not Comedy

I really didn't want to give the valuable top space to AI, but Ronny Chieng's Harvard
4 min read
May
15
Dieter Bohn holding a device running Android 17, extended with Gemini.

Android Show

Google revealed new Android features on May 12th. The announcement video has details on each feature, it's honestly
4 min read
Apr
30
Design Decisions

Design Decisions

Watercoolers, pure HTML/CSS, and two DJ-related links in this issue! This is the watercooler at my gym: Each
6 min read
Mar
09
Permissions

Permissions

It is very safe to follow where other people are going. If they are going to find a treasure, you
7 min read
Jan
22
Kolay Gelsin

Kolay Gelsin

I promised two new sections for the New Year: The Zen Desk and The Pit of the Artificial. Here is
5 min read
Jan
11
A spread of fresh vegetables.

Starting 2026

I hope that 2026 brings health, bounty and peace. I think vegetables represent this trio quite well; that is how
4 min read
Dec
16
All Design, No AI

All Design, No AI

I am very tired of the AI posts on LinkedIn—especially the AI bro posts. There are many flavors of
3 min read
Nov
11
Throwback: Everything is a Remix

Throwback: Everything is a Remix

Despite Mercury being retrograde, I was fortunate to be involved in two exciting communities to discuss AI and design. AI
3 min read
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