Notes
Not case studies — the thinking between them. Ideas I keep coming back to while designing and building complex tools.
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Operations is design work
Invites, release notes, feedback triage — the calendar says it isn't design. It decides what the product becomes.
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Precision is a budget
Zoom, snap, gain, nudge — every tool decides where your precision goes. Most never write it down.
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The slot machine problem in AI tools
You get something you love, touch one thing, and it's gone. Why generation loops throw away good work.
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If your tool needs a manual, that was a decision
Engineers don't fear complexity — they fear not knowing what the software just did.
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Why I don't hand off my designs
The same hands hear the interview, draw the screen, ship the code — and what that costs.