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- October 2026
6 min readLocal Model or Cloud Model? I Use Both, on Purpose.
The same three morning briefs, written one day by a cloud model and the next by a model running on a Mac Mini at home. What local AI is good for outside of code, and where the cloud still earns its bill.
AI ToolsWorkflowLocal Models - July 2026
7 min readDesigning a Chat Interface Nobody Notices
What broke while I let an agent draft deckhandAI's chat assistant, and what those failures taught me about designing conversational UI agentically.
AI ToolsWorkflowConversational UIClient-Ready Designs
Part 4 - June 2026
10 min readSkip the Blank Canvas. Let AI Generate the First Draft.
Four agentic design tools — Claude, Gemini, Figma Make, and Lovable — and where each one fits in a workflow for getting a credible first draft without starting from zero.
AI ToolsWorkflowPrototypingClient-Ready Designs
Part 3 - May 2026
5 min readUX Research in the Agentic AI Era
How AI tools like Dovetail, Marvin, and Microsoft Copilot are compressing the research cycle — and why the human judgment calls matter more than ever.
AI ToolsUX ResearchWorkflow - May 2026
8 min readSkip Figma for Data Tables. Use AI to Build the Real Thing.
Skip Figma entirely for complex data tables and dashboards. A practical walkthrough of Claude, Cursor, and shadcn/ui for generating interactive, client-ready prototypes in code.
AI ToolsWorkflowPrototypingClient-Ready Designs
Part 2 - May 2026
4 min readHow I Create Realistic Data in Figma Mockups
When designing for financial services or other regulated industries, placeholder text and fake numbers derail feedback sessions. Here's a repeatable two-tool process that keeps mockups credible.
FigmaWorkflowDesign OpsClient-Ready Designs
Part 1