Notes on design.
Short essays on how products, interfaces and identities are made.
What Makes a Digital Product Feel Simple?
Product Design · 6 min
Simplicity is rarely about fewer features. It is about fewer decisions at the wrong moment.
Design Systems
Why Design Systems Matter
A design system is an agreement about how a product should behave — written down so it can scale.
Technology
Designing Better AI Interfaces
The chat box is a starting point, not a destination.
UX
The Difference Between UX and UI
Two disciplines, one experience. Why the distinction matters — and where it does not.
UI
How Typography Shapes Digital Products
Most of any interface is text. Typography is the interface.
Strategy
Designing for Trust
Trust is earned in small moments: a clear price, an honest error message, a predictable button.
Product Design
What Makes a Good Dashboard?
A dashboard should answer a question, not display everything that can be measured.
Product Design
The Role of Prototyping in Product Design
Prototypes are the fastest way to be wrong cheaply.