Notes on AI,
design, and craft.
Research and workflow notes from the studio, on building with and around AI.
CLAUDE.md for Design Teams: Teaching AI Your Brand
How design teams use CLAUDE.md and agent context files to teach AI their brand: tokens, typography, voice, and do/don't rules that keep output on-brand.
Design-to-Code with AI: How We Eliminated Handoff Gaps
How AI-augmented design-to-code workflows eliminate handoff gaps, and why designers and engineers under one roof still matter. From Things Studio.
How Enterprises Should Approach a Product Redesign
A practical guide to the enterprise UX redesign process: scoping, governance, design systems, phased migration, and choosing the right design partner.
How to Build an AI Design Workflow: From Prompt to Production
A practical guide to building an AI design workflow: mapping AI to every phase, choosing tools, and keeping human craft at the center.
How to Choose a UX Design Partner: Agency vs. Studio
How to choose a UX design agency or studio: model differences, what to evaluate, red flags, questions to ask, and why Turkey is a design talent hub.
How to Do UX Research with AI: Faster Insight Without Losing Rigor
A practical guide to AI UX research (synthesis, synthetic users, interview analysis) and how to move fast without corrupting your evidence.
How to Do UX & UI Analysis with AI: Heuristic Reviews, Audits, and Beyond
A practical guide to AI-assisted UX audits: heuristic evaluation with LLMs, accessibility checks, analytics analysis, and where AI still falls short.
How to Do UX & UI Design with AI: A Practical Guide from a Red Dot–Awarded Studio
How AI actually fits into UX and UI design: a practical workflow from research to handoff, by Things, a Red Dot–awarded design studio.
Should You Redesign or Audit First? How to Decide
A UX audit before a redesign protects what works and fixes what doesn't. Here's how to decide which your product needs, with a practical framework.
What Does Product Design Actually Cost? A Studio's Honest Breakdown
How much does UX and product design cost? An honest breakdown of pricing models, cost drivers, and what to ask for, from the studio behind 50+ products.
What Is an AI-Augmented Design Studio? (And Why It Beats Both Agencies and AI Tools)
What an AI-augmented design studio is, how it compares to agencies and DIY AI tools, and how to evaluate one before you hire.
What Is a Design.md File? How Markdown Design Docs Power AI-Assisted Product Teams
Learn what a design.md file is, what belongs in one, and how markdown design docs keep AI-generated UI on-brand, with a full annotated example.
What It Takes to Win a Red Dot: Lessons from Our First Submission
How Things won a Red Dot on its first submission: what juries actually evaluate, why research beats aesthetics, and practical Red Dot submission tips.
Remote, Lab, Guerrilla: Which Usability Testing Method When?
Remote, lab, contextual, or guerrilla usability testing? A practical comparison of methods, sample sizes, and when to use each, from Things Studio.
Will AI Replace UX Designers? What Actually Changes
AI won't replace UX designers. It replaces tasks, not judgment. Here's what actually changes in the role, hiring, and how clients choose partners.