Writing / Notes

Notes from the build

Product decisions, implementation details, and lessons from building with AI. Articles connect to the case studies behind the work.

Read on Medium
Building With a Structured AI Workflow: Notion, Figma, and Blender as One System
·4 min read

Building With a Structured AI Workflow: Notion, Figma, and Blender as One System

How I connect Figma design, Blender assets, and a structured development workflow while building Isleo, a React Native focus app.

I Tried to Build an AI Figma Plugin. It Failed. So I Built a System Instead.
·5 min read

I Tried to Build an AI Figma Plugin. It Failed. So I Built a System Instead.

How a failed Figma plugin experiment became a repeatable AI content workflow for six-slot Amazon product listings.

I Built an AI Job Copilot in 4 Days Using Paper, Windsurf, and OpenRouter
·10 min read

I Built an AI Job Copilot in 4 Days Using Paper, Windsurf, and OpenRouter

Building Trail, an AI job copilot, from product idea to a working dashboard and browser extension in a four-day sprint.

Rethinking the EV Charging Experience with AI
·9 min read

Rethinking the EV Charging Experience with AI

The reasoning behind an independent charging-experience concept, from uncertain station choices to explainable recommendations.

Vibe Coding My Portfolio: How I Built jinyaodesign.com in One Week as a Designer
·11 min read

Vibe Coding My Portfolio: How I Built jinyaodesign.com in One Week as a Designer

How I built my Next.js portfolio in a one-week experiment, with notes on layout, content, iteration, and AI-assisted development.

From UX Designer to Builder: Shipping a Headless Shopify Storefront with AI
·5 min read

From UX Designer to Builder: Shipping a Headless Shopify Storefront with AI

The design and implementation decisions behind a custom Shopify storefront, built with Next.js and shipped in three weeks.

How I Use AI to Speed Up My Workflow as a Designer in an E-commerce Startup
·4 min read

How I Use AI to Speed Up My Workflow as a Designer in an E-commerce Startup

Practical examples of using AI for design work at an e-commerce startup, from content tasks to product presentation.

Vibe Coding Lowered the Barrier to Building — But Raised the Bar for Thinking
·4 min read

Vibe Coding Lowered the Barrier to Building — But Raised the Bar for Thinking

A reflection on how AI-assisted implementation changes the designer’s responsibility for product direction and judgment.

Building an AI Figma Plugin with Cursor: Teaching Tools to Think Like Designers
·2 min read

Building an AI Figma Plugin with Cursor: Teaching Tools to Think Like Designers

An experiment in building a Figma plugin with Cursor and the challenge of translating recognition into useful design decisions.

Context-Aware UX Redesign for Amazon Mobile
·3 min read

Context-Aware UX Redesign for Amazon Mobile

A UX exploration of how context and information hierarchy could shape a more adaptive mobile shopping experience.

5 AI Tools You Should Try for eCommerce Design in 2025
·4 min read

5 AI Tools You Should Try for eCommerce Design in 2025

A 2025 field note on the AI tools I explored for product imagery, layout, and e-commerce design workflows.