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Thoughts, research, and reflections on design, technology, and the spaces in between.

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How TikTok's Maximalist Design Affects Gen Z's Emotional and Cognitive Engagement

This study examines the connection between TikTok's maximalist design and Generation Z's emotional and cognitive engagement through a systematic literature review. The synthesis uncovers a perplexing trade-off: TikTok's design induces states of intense emotional arousal and flow, while simultaneously producing high cognitive load that inhibits analytic thinking.

MA ThesisIn progress

Intent Drift in AI-Accelerated Product Development: Tracing and Anchoring Designer Intent

When AI speeds up product development, the work keeps moving but the designer's original intent can quietly slip away, one reasonable-looking revision at a time. My thesis asks how that drift happens, how it can be traced, and how a designer can re-anchor the decision they actually started from.

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