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From building my portfolio site with Figma, WordPress, and Claude Code in my terminal, here's what I've learned about where AI actually pulls its weight (and where it doesn't).
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Most people aren't using AI wrong because the tools are bad. They're using it wrong because the habits are.
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I didn't cut my design time in half by working faster. I cut it in half by doing less of the wrong work.
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"Just make it pretty" is one of the most expensive things an organization can believe about design.
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Somewhere in a startup with four employees and a product that pivots every three months, a designer is building a button library nobody asked for.
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I use AI tools regularly and I'm genuinely curious about where the technology is going. I'm also not naive about what we're trading for that convenience.
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Here's my exact process from the moment a problem lands on my desk to the moment developers have everything they need to build it, & beyond.
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A design system is a living agreement between design and development. When built right, it scales with you instead of against you. Here's how I do it.
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How OOUX and Design Thinking are a power duo in tackling complexity.
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Let's stop reducing HCD to customer service. Let's start using it as the strategic tools it's meant to be.
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