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Articles, research, and technical notes — design process, AI and product commentary, and things I'm learning in public.

Rebuilding This Site with Astro and Notion

Why I moved my portfolio off Adobe Portfolio onto Astro, Tailwind, and a Notion CMS — the architecture and the trade-offs.

  • astro
  • notion
  • meta
  • web
Note 1 min read

Notes on Designing AI Products

What changes when the product's core behavior is probabilistic: designing for uncertainty, latency, and trust in AI features.

  • ai
  • product-design
  • essay
Article 1 min read

A Brand-New Vacuum Robot

Product research on the robot-vacuum category: mapping the competitive landscape and where a new entrant could still differentiate.

  • product-research
  • hardware
  • consumer
Research 1 min read

AirChain Business Proposal

A business proposal exploring blockchain-based logistics tracking — what the technology genuinely solves and where it doesn't.

  • blockchain
  • logistics
  • business
Research 1 min read

Design Research of JD Health

UX research on JD Health's telemedicine flows — appointment, consultation, and pharmacy — benchmarked against patient anxiety at each step.

  • healthtech
  • ux-research
  • china
Research 1 min read

Electric Car Research Proposal for BYD

A research proposal for BYD's EV lineup: charging anxiety, in-car software, and the digital touchpoints that shape ownership.

  • automotive
  • ev
  • research
Research 1 min read

EventFlow

Concept and research for an event-management product: from discovery and ticketing to day-of check-in.

  • events
  • product-concept
Research 1 min read

First Blockchain Assignment

Notes from my first hands-on blockchain assignment: smart contracts, gas, and what 'trustless' means in practice.

  • blockchain
  • ethereum
  • learning
Note 1 min read

Future Marketing Strategy

How privacy regulation and AI-generated content reshape marketing strategy — and what durable advantage looks like after both.

  • marketing
  • strategy
  • ai
Research 1 min read