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Notes on design work.

Short notes on product design: the decisions, the trade-offs and the states nobody demos.

21 Oct 2026Accessibility

What I learned reading WCAG 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 side by side

For contrast, WCAG 2.0 measured text and little else. Versions 2.1 and 2.2 added rules for borders, icons, focus and tap targets.Read the post

Three versions of one form card on a timeline, with red marks showing what each WCAG version measures.

21 Oct 2026Design systems

How I learned to name design tokens, by naming them badly first

My first big token file fought me within two weeks. The naming pattern I use now, with before-and-after examples you can copy.Read the post

The token name color/action/primary/hover with red brackets naming each part: category, element, role, state.

Design the fix before the guess: what AI features taught me

AI features guess, and sometimes they guess wrong without looking wrong. How to show where a model is unsure, where an answer came from, and how to fix it fast.Read the post

A total filled in by AI with one uncertain digit underlined in red, and Edit, a suggested fix and Confirm below it.

21 Oct 2026Forms and tables

Why I stopped putting every form on one screen

One long form, steps, tabs or a branch? I used to pick one screen every time. How I choose now, with a table you can use on your next form.Read the post

Four small wireframes, one page, steps, tabs and a branch, joined by a red brace: pick by the shape of the work.

Nothing published yet.This is an empty state, and like every empty state on this site, it says what is going on. Notes on design work will show up here as they are written.