Work Notes
Occasional write-ups on what I'm learning as I build. Design systems, AI-assisted workflows, and the calls behind the work, written down while they're still fresh.
These also go up on Medium.
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September 2026
I was teaching designers to build websites. It turned out to be bigger than that.
Five years of mentoring career-changers taught me that coding is really just learning the dance of problem-solving.
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June 2026
Bringing my son's video game sketches to life with AI
My son has an amazing imagination. He also loves video games. Today we brought his own video game to life.
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May 2026
What Happens When Your Designer Has Never Used the Internet
My 8-year-old designed his own progress bar. It's so much better than what I was planning.
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April 2026
The Thing About Building With an 8-Year-Old: Always Expect the Unexpected
You design for the use case you can imagine. Then he finds the one you didn't predict. Every single time.
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April 2026
I Built My Son a Heart Jar While We Were Away. He Used It 1,000 Times the First Day.
My 8-year-old has a hard time when we're away, so I built him something for it while we were gone.
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April 2026
AI Made My 8-Year-Old My Product Manager
I finally got to build my own ideas. My 8-year-old immediately started submitting tickets.
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