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The Short Half-Life of the Empowerment Hangover

Novelty always dies; utility is what's left standing. A product designer on why AI empowerment is on the same churn curve as every trend before it — and where that leaves designers.

blog • August 5, 2026
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How the Handicapped Mind Traded Fluency for Convenience

A self-inflicted deskilling of the knowledge worker is underway — and the evidence is no longer anecdotal.

blog • July 23, 2026
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Your Client Ran Your Design Through ChatGPT. Now What?

Clients are forwarding ChatGPT critiques of design work to their designers. Here is why that feedback is flawed — and a playbook to handle it.

blog • July 7, 2026
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Creativity Is The Zone Of Genius, and AI Cannot Replace That

AI is brilliant at producing outputs. But only humans can decide which problems to solve, why they matter, and how a design will make someone feel. That’s your zone of genius.

blog • July 4, 2025
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The AI✨ Dilemma: Value vs. Gimmick in User Experience Design

As designers, we must ask ourselves: do users truly care if a product is labeled “made better with AI✨”? More importantly, what does “better” mean to them?

blog • November 27, 2024