Building this site in public
Two Initials, a Shared Identity: Bringing the ZB Monogram to My Website
I chose a flat ZB monogram, rebuilt it as SVG, and carried it across my portfolio, blog and FOCUS headers. Here are the design choices, the shared-asset surprises, and the checks behind the release.
14 Sep 2026
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5 min read
Working with Codex / ChatGPT
The hoodie stays: turning my mascot into a reusable Codex skill
A generated character only becomes an identity when it survives the next prompt. I turned one navy-hoodie mascot, two successful references and a --manga switch into a small reusable Codex skill.
11 Sep 2026
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5 min read
Building this site in public
Systems in Motion: a visual identity of my own
A new identity for my portfolio, writing, and independent products: graphite, electric blue, and a moving Z inspired by event-driven systems. The design choices, reusable article templates, and engineering constraints behind it.
9 Sep 2026
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5 min read
Working with Claude Code
I Turned My Website Into a Design System for Claude
I love how my site looks, so I taught Claude to build with it — extracting a live React app into a real design system on claude.ai/design, verified component by component.
19 Jun 2026
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7 min read