Building a custom WordPress plugin became more than a technical experiment — it revealed a new way designers can create value through their own tools. This post explores how AI-assisted development helped transform a repetitive workflow into a scalable system connecting WordPress, APIs, and image optimisation.

What started as a website performance problem became an unexpected leap into AI-assisted development. This post explores how I used Codex to build “Squishy,” my own AVIF image optimisation web app, turning a manual workflow into a faster, scalable solution for WordPress and mobile-first design.

AI becomes smarter through our questions, creativity, and data — yet users rarely share in the value they help create. This post explores privacy, data ownership, and whether AI companies should reward the people fueling their growth.