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AI slop for design and dev

Vibe coding, which is a rising trend, pairs a human programmer with an AI like chatGPT. The AI is doing most of what a human used to do, and generating far more lines of code per hour than a person might. The problem is that often, no one knows exactly

Running a marathon

So would I do it again? I went into it saying no. One and done. That said, lying there under the blue sky watching my muscles writhe around, in the park in Southampton city centre, there was a part of me going, I think I could have done better knowing

Making time for book writing

Here are two words that might make you swoon with longing or simmer with envy: book leave. For most journalists, though, book leave might not be an option, either financially or realistically, thanks to a news cycle that’s more like a nonstop slog. ... “By carving out a dedicated space

Human connection over virality

But friction is where the growth happens. Ideas need resistance to evolve. If your thoughts can’t survive three smart people pressing on their weak spots, they weren’t thoughts. They were vibes. And if your only collaborators are people who agree with you, you’re not collaborating. You’re

Writing the same thing twice

Recently I wrote a post that turned out to be a duplicate of a post from a month earlier, albeit with an updated idea to add on the original idea. I caught the problem toward the end of the post so I was able to tweak it a bit before

Second stab at DTF Transfers

Recently I tried printing my own shirt design for my day job. In the early years of my career screen printing was such a joy. At first I switched between working the silk screen presses along with designing the graphics. But a few crooked and failed shirts later and I

Pouring in with design

Right now is a massively unstable moment for designers. We don’t know what will happen next. The floor is changing out from under us, and we’re each waiting to catch our breath and see what the rest of the year, and the years following, bring. For some this

Hide my email comes in clutch

Since writing earlier this month about Hide My Email, one of my favorite features of iCloud+, I had a situation come up where it immediately solved a problem for me. I was looking for a mortgage calculator to research information on a HELOC, and a certain website comes up. Rhymes

Top five this week

My blog is a mix between Gruber, Ben, and Kottke. My unique spin is being a product designer in a changing world, capturing the shift in AI and why strategic thinking and forced evolution may have a chance at designers staying relevant. Thanks to a suggestion from my brother, I’

The Easter story I love

The church lights dim. The music swells. Onstage, a handful of figures step out and wait. Down the center aisle, nearly a dozen smaller silhouettes line up, waiting for their cue. The music shifts suddenly—the aisle and stage come alive. The figures surge forward, hands raised, each holding lights