The UX design landscape has shifted dramatically over the past few years, becoming overly ritualistic with established frameworks and templated approaches. The profession has lost its original essence of creative problem-solving, instead relying on practices like the double diamond approach and personas. Prominent figures, like Jared M. Spool, highlight the chaos in the UX job market, evident in companies simplifying titles to just 'Designer.' Twenty years ago, clear distinctions existed among design disciplines, focusing on the outcomes of work, which have now blurred into homogenized titles and expectations.
The UX job market is a mess, as Jared M. Spool clearly explained in his post, and I agree with him. Even Shopify got rid of fancy job titles and just calls everyone a 'Designer' now.
There was a time when design meant solving problems creatively, not just filling out templates with stock empathy. Six years have passed and UX has become a temple of rituals.
For all this ceremony, where is the soul of design? The double diamond is its holy scripture, personas its prayer beads, and workshops its weekly mass.
Roughly 20 years ago, the design world had clear professional distinctions. Designers were classified by the outcome of their work: industrial design, graphic design, interior design.
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