GETTING INTO AGENTIC CODING: HOW I WENT FROM ZERO TO BUILDING AND LAUNCHING
A personal journey from design leadership to building and launching projects using agentic coding tools like Cursor, exploring the shift from idea to execution.
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AI and product design
Building with AI has changed how quickly I can test an idea. It still leaves me responsible for understanding the problem and judging the result. Start with the practical guides, then explore the product and design decisions around them.
Where to start
HOW TO BRIEF AN AI CODING AGENT BEFORE IT STARTS BUILDING
A practical brief for AI coding agents: the person, useful result, behaviour, boundaries, evidence and checks, with a worked example and reusable template.
WHY I BELIEVE PROTOTYPING IN CODE BEATS EVERYTHING ELSE
Why I use code prototypes to test real interactions, accessibility and user needs, and how AI coding tools help me get useful feedback sooner.
MOST AI FEATURES ARE PLACED IN THE WRONG PART OF THE PRODUCT
AI features often fail because of where they sit in the experience—not because the technology is weak. Placement, timing, and flow matter more than raw capability.
YOU CANNOT AI YOUR WAY OUT OF THE WRONG PROBLEM
AI tools can critique layouts, suggest improvements and generate variations. But none of that matters if you're solving the wrong problem in the first place.