Matt Dailey builds Ref, a shared workspace for deciding what agents should build. His earlier public affiliations include Figma and Palantir. He writes about the design judgment that remains necessary when implementation becomes easier.[2]
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In How I Design with AI, Dailey starts with constraints, explores multiple solutions and returns to the constraints when a proposed fix reveals a missing requirement. He warns against patching one confusing detail without considering the whole interface. His examples connect typography and layout to supported workflows and business states. The essay makes the engineer responsible for the design problem, even when an agent helps produce the implementation.[3]
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A first-person design process based on constraints, alternatives and whole-interface review.
Read the constraints-and-alternatives process, then apply it to one complete user flow in your product. No design software or coding-agent subscription is needed to use the review questions.
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