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Independent design & development

Independent
projects.

Self-directed apps, working demos, and practical AI experiments. I design and build these projects to explore useful tools, test new interactions, and share what I learn.

Designing, building, and experimenting.

Products that turn an idea into a useful experience, alongside experiments in data, workflows, and AI.

A development screenshot of UAX Studio’s Create a new agent screen, with a guided brief and review, workflow, and export steps.
01 / Independent product + practical AIIndependent open-source product

UAX Studio

A local app for turning ideas, workflow notes, and source material into an editable plan for building a website, app, or business tool.

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Apps & working demos

Open-source app

Design Agent

A design assistant for generating, refining, and discussing concepts. I developed the web app using Flask, AI agents, and live search to explore how an assistant can support a designer’s thinking and iteration.

Prototype demonstration

Payroll Guard

An exploration of payroll monitoring with adjustable sensitivity, variance detection, and confidence settings. The demo shows how user-controlled parameters can make an AI-assisted workflow easier to inspect and understand.

Writing & learning resources

Practical explanations, presentations, and ideas from my own exploration of AI and design.

Video explainer

The Hidden Controls of AI

A practical introduction to the settings behind AI responses, including how they influence creativity, focus, detail, and repetition. Part of my work making AI behavior easier to understand.

Independent website

Human GenAI

A website sharing my interest in how generative AI can help people learn, create, and access information. It brings the human side of the technology into my independent practice.

Interactive presentation

Talking to the Smartest Being Alive

A presentation about giving AI the context it needs: who you are, what you know, and what you want to achieve. A clear starting point for thinking about more useful AI interactions.

Article

AI in tech design

My article on connecting design and development through AI-assisted prototyping, using Design Agent as an example of turning a design idea into a working application.