OpenAI and Anthropic describe agents reaching real systems during evaluations. The capability is here. So is the work of containing it.

How agentic interfaces are changing what designers control, from interactions to agency, orchestration and attention.

She works three days a week. She’s still burnt out. When rest doesn’t fix the exhaustion, the workload was never the problem.

Shared design components aren’t enough to ensure a seamless product experience. Can designers create consistency by embracing simplicity?

Online used to be a place you could leave.

If the world takes the right steps, AI will be a force for good and leave everyone better off.

A quick note about future of computing and indieweb.

Mapping 50 years of economic data to measure software's productivity yield.

The industry conflates perfection with over-engineering. They’re not the same.

This series examines core concepts shaping our designed world, tracing their origins and dissecting their practical significance.

After a few weeks away from AI, I see my usage wasn’t always productive or healthy.

If our design specs only tell models what the interface is made of, they have already forgotten what the interface is for

We focus on how people are designing and building with AI. I rarely read about how AI is changing “what” people are designing and building.

The software development profession is in the midst of upheaval. And there's a gross insult to all programmers everywhere.

In an era where AI has made execution nearly free, the designer’s true value no longer lies in craft alone but in having a genuine point of view.

If your kitchen knife kept changing shape, weight, and edge, you’d have to relearn it every time.

Why AI is changing who reads first.

On reward functions, dopamine, and what it actually feels like when the code starts writing itself.

Bespoke tools designed for individual needs, transforming how we solve problems.

That’s the work of design: to make something so good, it’s obvious.