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Prototype the Argument Instead of Winning It
When a team deadlocks on an interaction model, arguing harder just hardens positions. Build both options and let the evidence end the debate before it becomes a conflict.
Jul 2026
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Thoughts on UX design, product development, design systems, and building things that work.
02
Reading the Role Before Writing a Word
A senior product designer role and a design-engineer role may both fit you. They are not the same reader.
Jul 2026
03
I Stopped Building the Design System First
The instinct to lay a solid foundation before drawing a single screen is backwards. Building the system alongside the screens is what makes both finish on time.
Jun 2026
04
Decision-Shaped Stories
Walking a panel through your process is a list. Framing the same work around a decision is a narrative. The difference is where interviewers look for judgment.
Jun 2026
05
Complexity Is a Safety Problem
Feature count debates miss the point. When your users are vulnerable, every added setting is a new failure mode, and cutting scope becomes a form of harm reduction.
Jun 2026
06
I Built an Anti-Sycophancy System for My AI Coding Agent
When your AI assistant agrees with everything you say, including the things you get wrong, you have a compliance problem. Here is how I fixed it with hooks, rules, and adversarial agents.
Apr 2026
07
Designing for Split Attention: Two Screens, One Story
When your interface lives on two devices, the user can only look at one. Sound, haptics, and invisible latency absorption become your real design tools.
Apr 2026
08
Designing a Learning System Around How My Brain Actually Works
I have ADHD. Most learning tools ignore that. So I built one that doesn't.
Apr 2026
09
Why Node Graphs Fall Apart at 15 Nodes
Node graphs demo beautifully with 5 nodes. At 15 they become unreadable. The problem is topology, not tooling.
Apr 2026
10
Prototyping in the Wrong Tool on Purpose
The right prototyping tool depends on the question you're trying to answer, not the phase you're in. Sometimes paper beats Figma and code beats both.
Apr 2026
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The Workshop That Changes the Project
Most workshops produce sticky notes and good vibes. A few produce one insight that reframes everything. The difference is the setup, not the activities.
Apr 2026
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