Meridian Design System
Meridian is a modern design system for 2025 and beyond—built around a curated palette (Navy, Mocha, Lavender, Verdant, Terracotta, Obsidian, Powder) and a complete set of compone
Shachiku Part II — The Walk Home (社畜 – “Corporate Livestock”)
A continuation of the Shachiku series, The Walk Home portrays the exhausted salaryman caught between workplace and home, a solitary figure suspended in the liminal space of burden
Hōge no Tora (髯毛の虎)
Hōge no Tora explores the intersection of anatomy and symbolism through 髯毛 (hōge)—tendril-like whiskers found in East Asian visual traditions. Neither cloud nor flame, thes
How to Build a Design System in Figma—The Right Way
A product designer’s guide to tokens, variables, and scaling without chaos What makes a design system usable isn’t just consistency, it’s clarity. And what makes it scalable?
El Toro Es de Ella
El Toro Es de Ella (The Bull Belongs to Her) continues the exploration of land, lineage, and presence begun in Donde Viven los Toros. This piece shifts the focus from coexistence t
Amongst Gods
Drawn in black ink using dry brush techniques and directional linework, Amongst Gods explores the tension between motion and refusal. The horse is rendered mid-stride—free of rid
Best Google Font Pairings for UI Design in 2025
Header & Paragraph Combinations That Actually Work Font pairing isn’t just about aesthetic taste, it’s a product decision. The wrong combo can add friction, hurt readabilit
Beyond AAA: The Accessibility Gold Standard Checklist
For years, I treated accessibility as a finish line. Hit Level AA or AAA, check the box, move on. But the more I designed, the more I realized: WCAG Level AAA isn’t the summit—
Shachiku Part I — The Weight (社畜 – “Corporate Livestock”)
Shachiku Part I — The Weight (社畜 – “Corporate Livestock”) is a study of the salaryman as both an individual and a symbol of Japan’s culture of overwork. The title com
Agent-Aware UX: Designing for Humans and AI
🧠 A visual guide to FRAME—the 5 pillars of AI agent UX There’s a new kind of user inside your product. It doesn’t click.It doesn’t swipe.It doesn’t sleep. AI agents ar