Writing & Updates
Thoughts on design systems, AI-assisted workflows, product thinking, and occasional build logs.
May 30, 2026
Over the past year I've rebuilt my entire design workflow around AI — and the speed gains are hard to overstate. I'm using Claude to draft component specs, generate accessibility annotations, write token documentation, and even pressure-test design decisions before I bring them to stakeholders. This post breaks down exactly what's in my stack, what works, and where I still think human judgment is irreplaceable.
May 15, 2026
Most design systems start with a color palette. Mine start with a semantic layer. The difference sounds subtle but it changes everything — from how your system handles dark mode and multi-brand theming to how quickly engineers can consume your tokens without needing a designer on standby. Here's the model I've refined across three enterprise-scale systems.
April 28, 2026
A design system is a product, not a project. That shift in framing sounds obvious but it took me two years and a lot of friction to fully internalize — and even longer to convince stakeholders. This is what I wish someone had told me before I stepped into a design systems lead role: how to set OKRs that actually matter, how to handle "just make an exception," and why adoption is a design problem, not a communication problem.
