Writing
Thoughts on AI, engineering, and things I learn along the way.
When AI can generate code from designs in seconds, what happens to UX designers? After 15 years in the field, I believe the future isn't dark — but it demands adaptation.
The UX Manager title isn't a reward — it's an entirely new set of burdens stacked on top of the ones you already carry. From being a great designer to negotiating, leading, reviewing, and still doing IC work simultaneously — here's the reality nobody talks about.
How to use Figma MCP Server to connect your Design System with AI Coding Tools and build a Design-to-Code Pipeline that scales across multiple projects — based on real-world experience managing enterprise-level Design Systems
A personal journey through every era of web design — from coding table-based layouts in Web 1.0, surviving the responsive revolution, riding the social media wave, to now designing with AI. What each era taught me, and why the best designers aren't the ones who master tools, but the ones who keep adapting.
When UX is still seen as just 'making things pretty,' when feedback feels like the sky is falling, and when designs you poured yourself into get dismissed in a meeting — this article is written by someone who once sat crying in front of a Figma file.
The path from Junior to Senior UX isn't just about putting in more years — it's about shifting from someone who takes orders to someone who drives direction, under the pressure of organizations that still struggle to measure UX through KPIs. This article is written from 15 years of experience in UX.
After 15 years in UIUX, I keep running into the same problem — executives make design decisions based on personal taste instead of letting teams find answers from real users. This article explains why that's a problem and how to fix it.
After 15 years in UX, I see AI as the biggest upgrade to my workflow since Figma. Here's how I use AI for research synthesis, content generation, and rapid prototyping — while keeping the human judgment that actually matters.