Aras Bilgen

Aras Bilgen

İstanbul
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
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