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Essays and field notes on design systems, architecture, and AI.
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Perihelion: Finding Flow State in an Age of AI Interruption
How to find flow state and deep work in an age of AI interruption. A reflection on creative mastery, design systems, and the craft of subtraction.
Why your Design System Manager can’t see ROI
If you lead product or engineering, this post breaks down metrics, common mistakes, and concrete tactics to surface real ROI.
Your product depends on the interface. Agents ignore it.
From Alexa to today: building systems that work without screens. What happens when the UI disappears?
The Day Our Perfect Prototype Started Lying to Us
Designers waste weeks chasing 'pixel-perfect' — when bold product questions need real answers, fast.
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