Writing
Essays on design and building with AI.
Short pieces on why a designer’s instincts carry into forward deployed work, how I build with AI and where I keep the decisions, and what fiction can teach you about briefing it.
September 2026
Why designers make good forward deployed engineers
Why the instinct a designer runs on is the one forward deployed work needs.
Read September 2026AI-assisted development, with every change reviewed
How I actually work with Claude, Codex and Lovable, and where I stay in the loop.
Read September 2026What fiction can teach you about briefing AI
Asking AI for a feeling gets you a mood. Fiction shows how to describe the situation that creates it.
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