DNL / Notes & insights
Considered thoughts
on product design.
Occasional summaries of what we are learning close to the code, from modular design systems to AI inference pipelines.
Shipping the first useful version of AI.
Moving past chat wrapper toys to deterministic, mission-critical AI agents that solve real operational bottlenecks.
The case for a smaller, sharper roadmap.
Focus is a feature. Why cutting half your backlog produces a product ten times more memorable and resilient.
A design system should know when to disappear.
The difference between consistency and sameness. Crafting design tokens that enable delight rather than conformity.
The calm product is not the quiet product.
How clarity can create more energy, not less. Why reduction in interface noise amplifies user agency.