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Stop Prompting AI, Start Directing It
A practical guide to working with AI as a designer: how to prompt with purpose, build shared context, and keep your critical thinking front and center.
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Thoughts on product design, UX, accessibility, and working creatively in a rapidly changing industry.
September 15, 2026 • 8 min read
Designing Za11y's Companion Dashboard From Zero to One
Before a single screen gets designed, the real work is figuring out what's worth building. Here's how I scoped a companion dashboard for Za11y, turned the core idea into flows, and caught a few moments where the design nearly repeated the exact mistakes it's meant to catch.
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Design Thinking Is a Mindset, Not a Meeting
So often we see design thinking presented as a nice neat diagram with arrows, sticky notes, and a clear beginning and end. But in the real world, it's often none of those things.
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Accessibility in Design Benefits Everyone
Accessibility in design is often framed as a set of rules, ratios, or compliance requirements. But at its core, it's about people moving through the world, perceiving information, and how design either supports them or simply gets in their way.
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The Quiet Power of Illustration
The best illustration in a product is often the one you barely notice. It doesn't call attention to itself. It just makes the experience feel a little calmer, a little clearer, a little more like something a person made.
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