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.

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October 2026

We prototyped fast. We learned faster.

A fleet owner liked the redesign. Then he pulled out his phone and showed us the WhatsApp group his drivers actually use instead.
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September 2026

Our Figma prototype couldn't keep up

Figma prototypes used to be the best option we had. Then Claude made it fast to spin up a coded one that actually behaves like the app.
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September 2026

I give my AI bots job descriptions

When I cleaned up our design file this spring, I didn't use one AI. I used a small team of them, and each had a list of things it wasn't allowed to do.
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September 2026

AI in design is only as good as the foundation you give it

Most AI and design talk is about generating things. I asked it to clean up the file we already had instead.
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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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