Basement Files

It's that interesting stage where most of the questioning & designing is done and its all about making pragmatic choices. Is this necessary? Often things that seemed very important in the early design phase can feel superfluous in this more practical phase.

There are lots of scary things about AI and the design profession feels like it's in an identity crisis but I can't remember being this excited about the possibilities of what I personally can do for a long time.

Designer Interviews, New tools, Features of a good interface designer, the Ballad of Wallis Island,

The screen isn’t the attention thief; it’s merely the scene of the crime.

It is not constant effort that delivers results but a kind of constant, patient, unhurried focus that organizes the investigator’s attention when at work and is present but watchful during periods of ease.

Read - What Tech Calls Thinking - The Lessons of History - The Will of the Many - Red Rising

The famous knock against tech startups is that about 90 percent of them seem aimed at answering the question, “What things isn’t my mom doing for me anymore?”

“Toys are really not as innocent as they look. Toys and games are the preludes to serious ideas.” — Charles Eames

Bookmarks theprocessThis is the process. Every day sketches, brainfarts and ideas flying

At this point - vibe coding is pretty much my entire design process

Design for the journey, not just the destination. Don’t lament about the MVP—own it.

What holds you back is rarely team size – it's the clarity of your focus, skill and ability to execute.