Notes

Field notes from the work: design systems, AI agents, and the judgment calls in between. Some are essays, some are short. All of them started as a real problem, not a topic.

October 2026

Agentproof: Turning a home-made design system into one AI agents get right

I built a design system for myself, and it worked because I knew where everything was. Then the client's team used it with AI and got a table that failed contrast. So I had AI agents build real screens from it and fixed the system wherever they drifted.

February 2026

Who is Talking Now? Designing for AI as a Mediator

When an AI speaks for you in one window and to you in another, users stop knowing who is talking. A framework for keeping identity stable across contexts.