Senior designers are increasingly spending their time redesigning AI-generated mockups rather than originating concepts. The UX Collective piece argues this shift makes critical thinking the core competency that separates senior-level work from execution work.
The article is worth reading in full because it does not stop at defining critical thinking. It breaks down how to apply it inside the actual design workflow: evaluating AI output, pushing back on briefs, and knowing when a mock is solving the wrong problem entirely.
The stakes are practical. As generative tools compress the time to produce a first draft to near zero, the value of a senior designer concentrates in judgment, not output volume. This piece gives that argument a framework you can use on Monday morning.
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