A cross-section of the work I do — writing, systems thinking, leadership, and experiments. Some of it lives publicly. Some of it doesn't.
The Head of Design at Anthropic says the design process is dead. She's right. I know because I was part of what she's burying — and it took 30 years and a layoff to see it clearly.
Got laid off this morning. The AI-augmented design process I was building is what every creative team needs next — and I'm available to build it.
AI is the best scale anyone has ever built. But it's still a scale.
Tokens, components, governance, adoption. What it actually takes to make a design system stick — beyond the Figma library.
Translating design work into the language the business uses to make decisions. Frameworks, artifacts, anti-patterns.
What changes when AI is part of the toolchain — and what stubbornly doesn't. Live experiments, current as of this week.
Process, decisions, and outcomes from specific engagements. Available on request — drop me a line and I'll share the password.
Request access →Available for design system engagements, UX strategy consulting, and senior design leadership roles. Based in Kansas City, working with teams anywhere.