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The First 80% Is the Easy Part
In art school, we had a saying: the last 20% is the last 80%. That final stretch is where good design becomes exceptional.
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Addiction Economics
Remember when Uber rides were cheap? VC subsidized your rides for a decade. Taxis died! The plan was never to stay cheap.
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Artisanal, Free-Range, Organic Data
AI provenance is here. We've never had easier access to something that convincingly looks like information.
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MAD 2.0: Mutually Assured Disruption
When anything can be faked, trust becomes the most valuable infrastructure we have.
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AI Is Not Fixing Bad Management
Fable is nothing short of sensational. On max mode, what it pulls off is genuinely wild.
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AI Is My Superpower
It's not really a tool like any we've used before. A screwdriver screws. A drill drills. AI does millions.
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Draw Like a Kid
Amazon will now let you design merch by talking to Alexa and have it printed direct-to-garment, shipped Prime.
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Joy Was the Point
Everyone's optimizing for the robot now. Here's what gets squeezed out: improvisation, delight, the wrong turn that becomes the whole point.
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The Golden Age of AI Is Ending
Every frontier closes the same way. First maps, then fences, then toll booths.
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The Design Studio as Embassy
For years I called it my design shrine. I'd built a temple to my own taste and locked the door. I call it the studio now.
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