Notes on designing and shipping AI products

Interview from Authority Magazine - Carlos & Remote Working 3,329 words Career · Talks & press Creativity Is a Skill, Not a Gift | Carlos Lastres | TEDxAwaji 1,838 words Creativity · Talks & press Japan's AI Law Has No Penalties. That Makes the Interface the Compliance Layer 1,610 words Research · Japan · AI · Product design Japan Is Not a Localization Problem. I Learned More About Design Here Than From Any Job 1,605 words Japan · Product design · Career Japan's Over 65s Have Smartphones. 0.3% Use Them to See a Doctor 1,586 words Research · Japan · Accessibility Keywords 101 1,558 words SEO Japan Closed the AI Adoption Gap in a Year. Then 27% Reported No Change to How Work Is Done 1,513 words Research · Japan · AI Japan Ran AI Over Its Own Statute Book and Found 10,000 Procedures Nobody Had Counted 1,511 words Research · Japan · Product design Japan's Engineer Shortage Has a Number Nobody Quotes 1,472 words Research · Japan · Engineering Japan's Government Ships a Better Design System Than Most of Its Exporters 1,434 words Research · Japan · Accessibility · Design systems SEO Terms you Should Know 1,415 words SEO Accessibility Stopped Being a Values Question in 2024 1,413 words Research · Japan · Accessibility Japan's Manufacturing Was the Most Productive in the OECD. Now It Is 20th of 35 1,393 words Research · Japan · Product design Only 0.8% of Japanese Manufacturers Credited Design for Their Own Success 1,386 words Research · Japan · Product design The Best Designers in 2026 Ship. Everyone Else Is Decorating 1,381 words AI · Product design · Career Japan's AI Gap Is a Workflow Gap 1,348 words Research · Japan · AI Japan Built a Fake Streaming Site to Measure What Dark Patterns Actually Do 1,315 words Research · Japan · Product design What Is An SEO Consultant? 1,296 words SEO 84.9% of Japan's Public Bodies Say They Do Accessibility. 14.6% Show Their Work 1,274 words Research · Japan · Accessibility 61% of Japanese Companies Still Run Legacy Systems. 12% Wrote It Into a Plan 1,265 words Research · Japan · Engineering Japan's Code Payments Grew 270 Times in Seven Years. Electronic Money Went Flat 1,257 words Research · Japan · Product design AI Did Not Make Me Faster. It Changed What I Am Slow At 1,212 words Research · AI · Engineering Japan's AI Problem Is Not Fear. 38.8% Just Cannot Find the Front Door 1,208 words Research · Japan · AI · Product design 79.9% of Japan Holds a Digital ID Card. This Year 20 Million Renewals Happen at a Counter 1,207 words Research · Japan · Product design 42.68 Million People Visited Japan. When the Interface Failed, 68% Reached for Their Own Phone 1,159 words Research · Japan · Product design Japan Ranks 96th of 123 in English. Its Weakest Skill Is Writing, and Every Interface Is Writing 1,150 words Research · Japan · Writing The Erosion of User Experience in Digital Products in Japan - A Designer’s Perspective 1,124 words Japan · Product design Code Got Cheap. Taste Did Not 1,095 words AI · Product design · Career AI Made 91.6% of Japanese Companies Faster and 3.9% of Them Richer 1,087 words Research · Japan · AI How to Get Recommended by ChatGPT and Claude 1,005 words AI · SEO How I Built Ground Control Chat: Claude Code on Your Phone 1,004 words AI · Building solo Understanding the Basics of Design Thinking 976 words Creativity How to Design a Website AI Agents Can Actually Use 914 words AI · Engineering How to Use Claude Code as a Designer 911 words AI · Engineering How to Ship an iOS App Solo With AI 900 words AI · Engineering · Building solo My List of Favorite Remote Tools 875 words Resources Key Trends for 2024 to Elevate Your SEO 874 words SEO The Transformative Impact of Blockchain Technology on Japan’s Economy - An Analytical Perspective 864 words Research · Japan Can an AI Agent Actually Buy From You 850 words AI · Product design · Engineering Why Design Thinking is Revolutionizing Sales 827 words Creativity · Marketing Designing Trust When an Agent Is the User 781 words AI · Product design · Accessibility What AI Agents Do to Your Analytics 777 words AI · SEO · Marketing Your API Is Now Your Interface 776 words AI · Product design · Engineering Grow your Business with Google Ads 754 words Marketing 5 Things you Need to Know to Become a Successful Product Designer 720 words Career Show the Value of your Work: Marketing 713 words Career · Marketing When an Assistant Describes Your Company Wrong 709 words AI · SEO · Marketing What Does a Product Design Engagement Actually Produce? 682 words Product design What Sixteen Years of Design Critique Taught Me About Feedback 679 words Product design · Career Your Onboarding Is Losing People in the First Thirty Seconds 672 words Product design What Building Three Apps Solo Taught Me About Scope 666 words Building solo Accessibility Is Not a Checklist. It Is a Design Constraint 659 words Product design · Accessibility Innovation or Execution? 634 words Career · Creativity 5 SEO Audit Steps You Can Do Right Now 631 words SEO Empty States Are Where Products Win or Lose 631 words Product design Error Messages Are the Most Neglected Copy in Your Product 626 words Product design · Writing The Difference Between UX and UI Design 625 words Product design · Career The Design Portfolio Is Broken. Here Is What I Would Show Instead 624 words Career The Role of Gut Instinct in Design 609 words Product design · Creativity What Do You Save When Design and Development Are the Same Person? 609 words Product design · Engineering Design Thinking in the Health and Wellness Industry 604 words Product design · Creativity Why Most Design Systems Die in Year Two 604 words Design systems Creativity Is a Skill, Not a Gift - My TEDx Experience on Awaji Island 601 words Creativity · Talks & press Bridging the Empathy Gap in Product Design: Creating User-Centric Experiences 587 words Product design Key Metrics for Designers That Directly Impact Revenue and User Engagement 581 words Product design · Marketing Saying No Is a Design Skill 579 words Product design · Career Should Branding and Content Marketing Be Handled by the Same Person? 576 words Writing · Marketing Speed Is a Feature and Most Teams Treat It as a Bug Report 573 words Product design · Engineering The Magic of Text-to-Speech 571 words Product design · Accessibility Why Personalization Matters in Product Marketing 570 words Marketing Is Monetization a Design Problem or a Finance Problem? 560 words Product design · Marketing Unveiling the Power of Progressive Disclosure in Product Design 559 words Product design Why Roadmapping is Essential In Product Design & Marketing 544 words Product design · Marketing Why Product Management Matters in Light Therapy Development 520 words Product design · Case studies How to Use Claude for Product Design: A Practical Workflow 507 words AI Unraveling the UX Disparity: Why Japanese Websites Lag Behind the West 504 words Japan · Product design Best Niji Prompts 499 words AI · Resources Stylescapes: Your Client’s Best Friend 495 words Product design · Creativity Anchoring Bias in Product Design: The Power of Perception 484 words Product design How I Built AnimaEcho, an AI Companion That Talks Back in Real Time 468 words AI · Building solo How Do You Design a Paywall That Converts Without Annoying Users? 467 words Product design · Marketing Lotus Blossom: Design Thinking Exercise 466 words Creativity Creative Technique: Cake Split 464 words Creativity Why Personal Productivity Hacks Don’t Always Work: It’s a System Problem 462 words Career Why Rakuten Struggles Against Amazon in Japan’s E-Commerce Market 456 words Japan · Product design What Does a Product Designer Do? 452 words Career How I Built Glimpse Vision AI, a Real Time Assistant That Sees and Talks 446 words AI · Building solo How to Use Gemini for Product Design and UX Work 430 words AI Redesigning Tradition: Bringing Toei Kyoto’s Website Into the Modern Era 420 words Japan · Case studies What is a Product Designer? 413 words Career Why Product Design is Overtaking UX 413 words Product design · Career What Actually Makes Japanese UX Different From Western UX? 412 words Japan · Product design What is Digital Product Design? 412 words Product design · Career Why Business Fluency Is a Product Designer’s Most Underrated Skill 408 words Product design · Career How I Designed FanFever Into a Global CPOP Platform With 5M Users and $10M in Sales 397 words Product design · Case studies Why a Designer Who Can’t Code Is Designing for a Product That Doesn’t Exist 393 words Career · Engineering Design Engineer vs. Product Designer: What’s the Difference? 389 words Career · Engineering How Do You Find a Great Product Designer in Japan? 389 words Japan · Career 5 Reasons Why you May Need a Digital Marketing Strategy? 385 words Marketing What Designing for Japan Taught Me About Building Trust 380 words Japan · Product design What Questions Should You Ask When Hiring a Product Designer? 378 words Career Which AI Tools Actually Belong in a Product Designer’s Workflow? 376 words AI What Tokyo’s Obsession With Craft Taught Me About Product Design 374 words Japan · Product design How Much Does It Cost to Hire a Freelance Product Designer? 371 words Career How to Use AI for Accessibility in Product Design 367 words AI · Accessibility Improve your Creative Thinking 367 words Creativity The Best AI Prompts for Product and UX Design 365 words AI · Resources Will AI Replace Product Designers? That’s the Wrong Question 365 words AI · Career What Is Vibe Coding, and Should Product Designers Try It? 364 words AI · Engineering How I Redesigned JPYC’s Brand to Build Trust for Japan’s First Regulated Stablecoin 361 words Japan · Case studies How to Use AI to Prototype Product Ideas Faster 360 words AI · Product design Only Broken Things Make Us Think: My New TEDx Talk 354 words Creativity · Talks & press Should a Product Designer Know How to Code? 351 words Career · Engineering What Do You Need to Become a Creative Director? 351 words Career Why Taste Is a Designer’s Most Valuable Skill in the AI Era 351 words AI · Career Top 10 AI Tools Every Product Designer Should Know 342 words AI · Resources Product Designer vs. UX Designer: What’s the Difference? 340 words Career How I Designed a Sobriety App That Grew 90% Week-Over-Week 339 words Product design · Case studies Podcast Episode with One Knight in Product 333 words Talks & press Podcast Episode: Biohacking with Carlos 327 words Talks & press 5 Reason Why Developers Should Use Webflow 326 words Engineering Claude vs Gemini vs ChatGPT for Product Designers: Which Should You Use? 322 words AI How to Use AI to Build and Maintain a Design System 312 words AI · Design systems How to Use AI for UX Writing and Microcopy 306 words AI · Writing How to Use AI for User Research Synthesis 305 words AI · Product design Why Self-Leadership is Key to Great Leadership 239 words Career Planning, and Optimizing your Digital Marketing Program 237 words Marketing Unraveling the E-Commerce Enigma: Dark Patterns, Smart Strategy or Consumer Con? 236 words Product design · Marketing What is a Creative Director 227 words Career Social Media Facts 220 words Marketing Useful Websites to Find Inspiration for Designs 216 words Resources The Ultimate Guide to Conversion-Centered Product Design for Growing Brands 186 words Product design · Marketing Best Font Websites 176 words Resources The Rise of AI in SEO 164 words AI · SEO Best Gradient Websites 151 words Resources The Growing Significance of E-E-A-T in SEO 145 words SEO Mockup Generator Websites 110 words Resources Python Consulting for University of Sanya 107 words Engineering · Case studies Podcast - Facts You Have Never Heard About Red Light - Hunter Williams & Carlos Lastres 72 words Talks & press Top Copywriting Websites 61 words Writing · Resources Recognition Article About my Design Work from Japan Pop News 29 words Japan · Talks & press