Gabe Fender - Product, Design and AI

What I learned from letting GenAI write my prompts for me.

I have a problem: I have tons of articles I want to read and not enough time to read them.

One of my goals in 2025 has been to go heavy on experimenting with GenAI tools and their latest features.

A few things I learned about myself from a difficult, intense writing project to respond to a UK government bid

The Noun Project is a fantastic library of icons and photos for inclusive design.

Creative energisers are a quick way to get people’s minds warmed up before a meeting or workshop.

I recently finished Marty Cagan’s books Inspired and Empowered and they are my top book recommendations right now.

Working with AgeUK as a digital inclusion volunteer, I saw first-hand how inaccessible touch screen devices can be for elderly people.

I’ve been recording audio versions of recent articles to give people the option of listening, whether it’s for preference or accessibility.

Breakout rooms were a useful way of splitting into groups on a video call, have separate discussions and then playback learnings.

Practical accessibility tip #1: using a colour contrast checker - why it's important and how to spot and fix colour contrast issues on things you create to make them more accessible and inclusive.

I recently gave a remote talk with a few colleagues on UX design stories from 2 years of work on a legacy replacement project.

How I used coloured placeholder blocks to prototype changing data in an enterprise product

I have been writing 100+ words almost every day for two months but I don’t make time to iterate on my writing and publish to Medium and my blog.

At the beginning of a user session today, the user was taking us through their day to day tasks.

How we used user research with participants ahead of a workshop to help us better understand people’s needs and expectations.