Jess Eddy

The Bear captures what it takes to get good at something: curiosity, practice, and the patience to close the gap between ambition and ability. A reflection on developing a creative craft and finding joy in the work.

An experiment in creating UI components with Astra in Codex using shared design rules and descriptive prompts, with a look at refining the generated designs manually in Paper.

Try creating UI components using Codex using Astra. Download the design rules and component prompts as two editable Markdown files, ready to use in Codex and adapt to your own ideas.

Matching competitors’ features can leave you with a product customers have little reason to choose. Designers can help companies compete differently by understanding what customers value and making deliberate choices about what the product should offer.

An AI system can score highly without doing what we intended, or complete a task while causing problems along the way. Read about what AI safety research can teach us about defining success, recognizing unintended consequences, and deciding what evidence should earn our trust.

This year, I’ve made more space to vibe code small tools and follow ideas I’m curious about. I’m sharing what I’ve built, the process I keep coming back to, and how making things has given me more confidence as a designer.

Forward-deployed designer is an emerging title for designers who work directly with customers. Here’s what the role involves, whether you need to code, and what to look for in a job listing.

Many people advise designers not to create resumes in Figma because applicant tracking systems might not process them correctly. But it can work with the right export method. I tested three Figma PDF export plugins and found one that produced clean, extractable text, even with custom fonts.

Designers and product leaders are building context systems that make product thinking clear for teams and AI. Explore real examples and five practical tips for organizing product knowledge, design guidance, working conventions, and reusable processes.

AI can generate polished interfaces in seconds, making visual production easier than ever. A designer’s true value now lies upstream: aligning teams, defining systems, documenting decisions, and transforming complex product thinking into clear, actionable language.

True innovation flourishes when every person’s unique expertise is valued. Drawing on Brunello Cucinelli’s Humanistic Capitalism, this post shows how systemic esteem, not hierarchy, unlocks creativity, transforming design, culture, and leadership by elevating the genius in everyone.

Great case studies do more than showcase polished screens. They reveal your thinking, team collaboration, and the real impact of your decisions. The CPPPR framework offers a clear and flexible way to craft your story, making your work feel relatable, memorable, and easy to follow.