Random thoughts.
07.16.2026
Happy birthday, Dad.
Honoring my father on the fifth of his birthdays since he died.
familypersonalwork06.20.2026
There are no AI experts, and that is a beautiful thing.
Somewhat coherent ramblings about what it means to be an expert.
aiexpertiseopinion05.23.2026
How I currently use AI as part of my design process.
A quick breakdown of what AI helps with and what I do without it.
aidesignrooster05.13.2026
Switching to pnpm.
Switching from npm to pnpm to help stave off supply chain attacks.
pnpmsecuritytooling05.09.2026
Procedural quotes.
Experimenting with different image generation models to create background images for inspirational quotes.
aiimage genrooster05.07.2026
Generating good news images.
Experimenting with using image generation models to create images from good news stories.
aiimage genrooster04.20.2026
I built the prototype before I opened Figma.
On a tight timeline, I skipped the wireframe-to-handoff loop and scaffolded a working prototype before touching Figma.
prototypingfigmadesign03.16.2026
Agentic Plumbers.
What a plumber’s three rules taught me about AI, agentic systems, and what we’re all quietly becoming.
aiagentscareer09.04.2025
Is AI like Grunge?
A grunge kid’s take on what this moment in tech really feels like.
aicultureopinion07.27.2025
That one time I did a take home design exercise and regretted it.
A take-home test, some red flags, and a design I'm proud of regardlesss of the results.
hiringdesigncareer06.20.2025
Another moment of metamorphosis.
A product designer’s journey reinventing his career around AI partnerships and LLMs.
aicareerllms06.11.2025
Building a prototype for an unfinished design.
Anxiety and stress, due to a tight timeline, were alleviated thanks to AI-assisted coding and a new approach to design.
prototypingcursordesign05.23.2025
Designing with AI: Blending traditional UX with modern tools.
Using AI-assisted coding and LLMs to accelerate requirement writing.
aidesignprototyping