Thomas McGee • Designer, Software Engineer, and Creator

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May 7, 2026 · Article

On Using AI for Work

AI is not a replacement for skill, taste, judgment, or responsibility. Used well, it is leverage for people who already know what they are doing.

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Design

Interface craft, visual systems, messaging clarity, and layout decisions.

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The pet peeve of nearly every graphic designer

If you want a headline to stand out more, you do not always need to tell the designer to make it bigger. Tell them the goal. A good designer may solve that with size, color, type, spacing, contrast, or something else entirely. That is the point.

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The single biggest design mistake

Creators

Publishing, audience building, education products, and creator workflows.

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Organizing content on a content-driven website

If you create a lot of shortform content, it can easily take over your website. But that does not mean it should lead the whole experience. For my front page, I want deeper articles and longform videos featured first because they carry more thought, more context, and more depth.

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