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Teilbereich · Technologie und Design · KW 44, 2026

UI

KI-Ramsch, Designer zwischen Angst und Begeisterung, generative UI und die Suche nach dem, was nach dem Chat kommt.

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Meinungen

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Should interfaces adapt to each task, or stay stable and predictable?

Interfaces on demand

Interfaces should be generated around tasks, outcomes, and user context rather than fixed in advance.

The concept of a static interface where every user sees the same menu options, buttons, and layout, as determined by a UX designer in advance, is becoming obsolete. 2026 is the year we start the shift to Generative UI (GenUI).

Jakob NielsenUsability researcher; author of UX Tigers; co-founder of Nielsen Norman GroupUX Tigers, 13. Jan. 2026Problem melden

In 2026 expect more “UI as output,” not “UI as container.” You’ll increasingly ask for outcomes — “plan my trip,” “audit this budget,” “design a landing page” — and receive a bespoke, interactive interface that’s generated, used, and then disappears.

Valentin ZachariasTechnology strategist and AI architectvalentinzacharias.de, 3. Jan. 2026Problem melden

2 weitere Zitate mit Pro

Stable, learnable interfaces

Interfaces should retain predictable behavior and recognizable controls, with people able to edit AI output.

By late 2026, the winning image tools will look less like chat and more like Photoshop with good usability: layers, selections, constraints, history, and exportable variants; all powered by a model that understands what each pixel is for.

Jakob NielsenUsability researcher; author of UX Tigers; co-founder of Nielsen Norman GroupUX Tigers, 13. Jan. 2026Problem melden

I think that there's a part here though that still requires like a human in the loop to edit. You know, I think there's also a component around predictability that I think is really important.

Rhiannon BellDive Club, 6. Okt. 2026 · aus einem automatischen TranskriptProblem melden

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How much authority should AI have over interface behavior?

Bounded AI composition

Models can assemble interface elements from an application-defined vocabulary, but should not own behavior.

The model chooses from a vocabulary. The application owns the vocabulary.

Sonu KapoorGoogle Developer Expert (Angular) and Microsoft MVP; InfoWorld contributorInfoWorld, 18. Aug. 2026Problem melden

The future of generative UI is not arbitrary run-time code generation. It is controlled composition.

Sonu KapoorGoogle Developer Expert (Angular) and Microsoft MVP; InfoWorld contributorInfoWorld, 18. Aug. 2026Problem melden

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Human-guided interaction

People should remain in the loop to edit AI output and preserve predictability.

I think that there's a part here though that still requires like a human in the loop to edit. You know, I think there's also a component around predictability that I think is really important.

Rhiannon BellDive Club, 6. Okt. 2026 · aus einem automatischen TranskriptProblem melden

GenUI is still mostly in frameworks, agent products, and prototypes rather than daily consumer software.

Jakob NielsenUsability researcher; author of UX Tigers; co-founder of Nielsen Norman GroupUX Tigers, 2. Juli 2026Problem melden

How should AI change designers’ work and role?

Designers as builders

AI and production code let designers make and iterate on more of the product, while technical and design work increasingly overlap.

The fact that AI now allows, like, all of that kind of just, like, if you just liked building things, right, if you like creating things for someone, which I always thought was, like, the. My favorite part of design, it's just the craziest time.

Kyle BarberDive Club, 20. Okt. 2026 · aus einem automatischen TranskriptProblem melden

At past Configs, we’ve talked about AI lowering the floor and raising the ceiling. But while AI has lowered the floor, it has not raised the ceiling. Designers, creatives, builders: You will raise the ceiling.

Dylan FieldCo-founder and CEO, FigmaConfig 2026 keynote, 24. Juni 2026Problem melden

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Tools change, role persists

Designers’ role remains, with human judgment, advocacy, and distinct expertise still central as tools change.

I think again, it's just like really loudly advocating for the human designer. What does that mean? How can we help them with opportunities?

Maurice CherryDesign Better, 28. Okt. 2026 · aus einem automatischen TranskriptProblem melden

And so it's just kind of like, I think the role itself sort of stays the same. The tools change.

Rhiannon BellDive Club, 6. Okt. 2026 · aus einem automatischen TranskriptProblem melden

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Emotionen

Was veröffentlichte Umfragen zählten, als sie Menschen im und um das Feld fragten.

Digital designers in North America, APAC, Europe, LATAM and the Middle EastOver the last year, has the state of the design profession gotten better, gotten worse, or stayed the same?
  1. Gotten better36 %
  2. Gotten worse35 %
  3. Stayed the same29 %
Figma (survey by NewtonX), 2025-10 · 906 Antworten · Quelle
Digital designers who use generative AI toolsThe AI tools I use help me create better designs
  1. Agree or strongly agree91 %
Figma (survey by NewtonX), 2025-10 · Quelle
Digital designers in North America, APAC, Europe, LATAM and the Middle EastUse generative AI tools
  1. Use generative AI tools72 %
Figma (survey by NewtonX), 2025-10 · 906 Antworten · Quelle
Digital designers in North America and in EuropeBelieve the design job market has declined
  1. North America63 %
  2. Europe59 %
Figma (survey by NewtonX), 2025-10 · Quelle
Designers, developers and product managers in 10 markets (survey of Figma users, weighted to Figma's paid user base)Do work outside their own discipline
  1. Designers taking part in development41 %
  2. Developers doing design work60 %

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Richtung

Several forecasts point from fixed screens toward generated or headless interfaces that deliver tasks through context-aware systems, while some argue AI behavior should remain bounded.

The concept of a static interface where every user sees the same menu options, buttons, and layout, as determined by a UX designer in advance, is becoming obsolete. 2026 is the year we start the shift to Generative UI (GenUI).

Jakob NielsenUsability researcher; author of UX Tigers; co-founder of Nielsen Norman GroupUX Tigers, 13. Jan. 2026Problem melden

In 2026 expect more “UI as output,” not “UI as container.” You’ll increasingly ask for outcomes — “plan my trip,” “audit this budget,” “design a landing page” — and receive a bespoke, interactive interface that’s generated, used, and then disappears.

Valentin ZachariasTechnology strategist and AI architectvalentinzacharias.de, 3. Jan. 2026Problem melden

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Ziele und Visionen

Prognosen und Visionen, mit dem Datum, an dem sie gesagt wurden, und dem, an dem sie sich prüfen lassen.

  1. OffenIn 2026Prüfen am 31. Dez. 2026

    In 2026 expect more “UI as output,” not “UI as container.” You’ll increasingly ask for outcomes — “plan my trip,” “audit this budget,” “design a landing page” — and receive a bespoke, interactive interface that’s generated, used, and then disappears.

    Valentin ZachariasTechnology strategist and AI architectvalentinzacharias.de, 3. Jan. 2026Problem melden
  2. The future of generative UI is not arbitrary run-time code generation. It is controlled composition.

    Sonu KapoorGoogle Developer Expert (Angular) and Microsoft MVP; InfoWorld contributorInfoWorld, 18. Aug. 2026Problem melden
  3. We need a second UX discipline: design for agent legibility. Interfaces must now be understandable twice over, once by humans and once by machines acting for humans, and almost nobody is testing for the second audience.

    Jakob NielsenUsability researcher; author of UX Tigers; co-founder of Nielsen Norman GroupUX Tigers, 2. Juli 2026Problem melden

18 weitere im Pro-Prognose-Tracker

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Missverständnisse

Verbreitete Behauptungen und was die Quellen stattdessen zeigen.

Oft gesagt

Generative UI means models freely inventing interface behavior.

Was die Quellen zeigen

One account instead describes controlled composition: the application defines available elements, and the model selects among them.

The model chooses from a vocabulary. The application owns the vocabulary.

Sonu KapoorGoogle Developer Expert (Angular) and Microsoft MVP; InfoWorld contributorInfoWorld, 18. Aug. 2026Problem melden

Oft gesagt

AI’s effect on design is simply replacing designers.

Was die Quellen zeigen

The cited positions also describe designers working with production code, scaling their particular strengths, and retaining a role as tools change.

And so it's just kind of like, I think the role itself sort of stays the same. The tools change.

Rhiannon BellDive Club, 6. Okt. 2026 · aus einem automatischen TranskriptProblem melden

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Vorreiter

Was die Vorreiter nach eigenen Worten heute tun.

  1. Make accessibility features part of development from the earliest stages.

    The vast majority of accessibility features should be considered extremely early in development.

    Jenna ‘Jennisary’The Game Business Show, 29. Okt. 2026 · aus einem automatischen TranskriptProblem melden
  2. Let products fit an organization’s existing system instead of requiring it to adopt a new one.

    And actually everything about Inflight now just fits into whatever your internal system already is versus asking you to use our system instead.

    RiddHost, Dive Club (design newsletter and podcast)Dive Club, 20. Okt. 2026 · aus einem automatischen TranskriptProblem melden
  3. Use agents to read design-system documentation consistently.

    Design teams have spent years trying to get people to actually read their design system documentation. Agents read it every single time.

    Luke WroblewskiManaging Director and head of product, Sutter Hill VenturesLukeW (Functioning Form), 1. Okt. 2026Problem melden
  4. Test early prototypes by watching how people respond as they see them.

    And when you're showing people early prototypes, what I'm always doing in those is you're looking at people's eyes and like that is the metric.

    Josh WoodwardLenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth, 11. Okt. 2026 · aus einem automatischen TranskriptProblem melden

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