Behind the Work: How Design Actually Gets Done

Finished design looks inevitable. The work behind it rarely does. There are briefs to question, critiques to survive, engineers to collaborate with, deadlines to negotiate and decisions to defend. This is a look at the process, people and everyday choices behind design work: the part that never appears in the final screenshot, but decides whether it ships.

Every post here starts as my own thinking. AI just helps me tidy the edges.