Studio186
Journal
Writing on AI product design, design leadership, and the practice of craft.
May 2026
The Spec Is the New Design Artifact
A dark factory runs without humans on the floor, machines executing from precise specifications. Software isn't there yet. But the direction is clear, and the teams positioned for it are already working at the spec layer.
- ai
- spec-driven-design
- strategy
- dark-factory
March 2026
The Fidelity Problem Has Inverted
As AI-generated prototypes compress the gap between idea and artifact, the designer's role shifts from producing high-fidelity outputs to ensuring high-fidelity thinking.
- ai
- design-process
- craft
March 2026
Strategic Intent Orchestration
Design leadership isn't dying, it's being reforged. In a world drowning in AI-generated output, the scarcest resource is no longer creation, it's direction.
- ai
- design-leadership
- strategy