The User Testing Tool I Wish Existed
Building a better way to capture real user feedback and watch actual product usage.
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Weekly UX + Code Experiments
Real experiments, process docs, and tools for technical teams who shipped fast and need to polish the UX. Weekly insights on turning working code into products users love.
Tools + UX + Experiments
AI design workflows, tool stacks, and UX experiments
Design Agents Flow: Figma or Idea to Pixel-Perfect Production UI
A systematic 7-agent workflow that preserves context across AI sessions, turning designs into deployed code without losing requirements along the way.
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Your AI Design Tool Stack That Ships Products
The 5-tool AI design stack that replaces Figma handoffs with deployed code in <400ms.
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Case Studies
Real project breakdowns and design process documentation
Animatix Case Study
Transforming an AI video platform's UX for their investor demo in three focused sprints
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Paid24/7: Three-Stage FinTech Transformation from Validation to Production Code
How we transformed a pre-launch FinTech platform through user testing, React implementation, and KYC adaptation - delivering production code, not Figma files.
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Deep Work Case Study: Building a Highly Profitable Design Consultancy in Web3's Golden Era
How we scaled from 2 founders to 38+ designers, completing 50+ projects with peak revenues of $800k annually
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Archive
Earlier writings and foundational concepts
Launch Zebra Design: UX in Code for Technical Teams
You built fast with modern tools. Now make it work for humans. I bridge the gap between AI speed and human-centered design—delivering deployed code, not Figma files.
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IFS App: AI Voice Coach for Self-Therapy
Personal exploration of AI voice coaching for Internal Family Systems therapy practice.
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Thoughts after returning from a sabatical, finding meaninful work in flow
What a sabbatical really felt like
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Building Deep Work Studio (The Long Read)
Charlie Ellington's journey scaling a pioneering remote design agency
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Past Work and Experience
Charlie Ellington: Designer, creating and coding with AI. Learn about my journey from yoga retreats to web3 design, and why I help startups ship products that users actually love.
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