Strategy before pixels
I start with the story and the strategy: who it’s for, what it has to prove, and the real content, in my voice.
How I work & design with AI
I tried a lot of tools and a lot of ways to work, then I defined the workflow that fits me, for now. I designed and built this portfolio with AI as a system: the foundation, the guidelines, and the direction in every decision and detail.
Now I help other designers discover and define their own, so they adopt it.
Write every decision down
A living record: decisions, my style, the dos and don’ts. Nothing lives only in my head.
See the record →Plan it, with a checklist
I turn the work into a plan and a checklist I can track.
A governed design system
One source of truth: tokens, rules, my style, and the guardrails everything else is built on.
Explore fast, decide with judgment
AI translates the direction into Figma through the design MCP, so options come fast. I draft on top and decide with judgment: layout, overall design, details.
See it in Figma →
Question and challenge
I don’t just accept the output. I question it, push back, and ask AI to critique my thinking. The good work comes from the back-and-forth.
Build it, section by section
Each section gets its own focused build: layout first, then the transitions and microinteractions.
Make it move
3D models on scroll, motion tied to the scroll, mouse interactions. The parts that make it feel real.
You’re looking at the result.
AI is a verb, never a noun. The noun is always the design problem