Writing
Ideas I can’t leave alone.
How to become a more senior designer in the AI era
The ladder that used to carry junior designers up is mostly gone, but becoming senior still works the way it always did. I look at what AI speeds up on the way there, and what a self-driven designer can do with the time it gives back.
Read moreWhat a designer adds to a website made with AI
A friend made his own logo and website with AI, and I finished them. I use his before and after to show what a designer adds, and when it’s worth bringing one in.
October 8, 2026
Where the designer sits when the visitor is an agent
I redraw Jesse James Garrett’s five planes of user experience for a web that AI agents visit on our behalf, to see which parts stay human and where that leaves designers.
September 28, 2026