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AI Is Learning to Read the Room
Now designers have to decide what kind of room it enters.
Aug 9 • Roger Wong
When the Rules Are Wrong
An agent loop can pass every test and still make the product worse.
Aug 2 • Roger Wong

July 2026

Learning Before Leverage
Teams need room to expose confusion before AI turns it into pressure.
Jul 19 • Roger Wong
Expertise Compounds
Agents supercharge the skills you've honed through the years.
Jul 12 • Roger Wong
The Interface Has to Show the Work
Trustworthy AI products have to reveal what they know, why they acted, and where human judgment still belongs.
Jul 5 • Roger Wong

June 2026

The Setup Is the Design
The screen now reveals the invisible hand behind it.
Jun 21 • Roger Wong
The Ground Continues to Shift
The ground under design work keeps moving, and it'll be a while before it settles.
Jun 14 • Roger Wong
The Live Medium
Design judgment gets sharper when it can touch the finished thing.
Jun 7 • Roger Wong

May 2026

Did the Customer Get Anything Better?
Shipping more doesn't tell you whether the product improved.
May 31 • Roger Wong
Context Is the New Design Surface
The work is moving from drawing screens to deciding what agents can know.
May 24 • Roger Wong
Editorial Is the New Job Description
Coherence is what users feel. Editorial leadership is the work that produces it.
May 18 • Roger Wong
Out of Your Head, Into the File
Working with agents means articulating your taste.
May 10 • Roger Wong
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