# The Death Of The Button: Why The Best Interface Is No Interface

DevFeed: [The Death Of The Button: Why The Best Interface Is No Interface](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-death-of-the-button-why-the-best-interface-is-no-interface-4329.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://smashingmagazine.com/2026/09/death-button-why-best-interface-is-no-interface/>)

Author: hello@smashingmagazine.com (Carrie Webster)

Published: 2026-09-09T10:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Articles on Smashing Magazine -- For Web Designers And Developers](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/articles-on-smashing-magazine-for-web-designers-and-developers.md>)

Topics: [User interface design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui-design.md>), [Language models](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/language-models.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [artificial-intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/artificial-intelligence.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [language-models](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/language-models.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>), [ux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ux.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that web experiences are moving away from multi-step, point-and-click interfaces toward intent-driven AI systems that execute users' goals in the background. It urges UX designers to focus on transparent, human-centered AI experiences.

## Source excerpt

TThe web is evolving beyond menus, forms, and endless clicks toward experiences shaped around human intent. For UX designers, understanding this shift means re-evaluating their role, moving from designing visible interfaces to guiding transparent, intent-driven AI experiences.