Frame one useful task
Choose a person, a moment, and a task. Write what success looks like and exclude the distracting features.
THE DESIGN-TO-LAUNCH STUDIO
Your design skills.
A working product.
For designers ready to make their own useful web experiences. Follow one project from a clear brief to a functional prototype, a testable release, and an honest portfolio story.
Where should AI help in your workflow?
Map your next step, create an AI handoff, and prepare a test checklist for your prototype.
Explore the workflow and toolsSTART HERE · FREE GUIDED PROJECT
The thoughtful
reading list.
Save a book, find it again, mark it finished, and keep a backup. A small product with enough real behavior to teach the parts behind an interface.
Written walkthrough, working reference, editable source, and browser-local workbook available now. No account, email gate, paid subscription, or automatic AI review.
One project.
Six concrete outcomes.
Keep the work connected. You can begin with the reference project or bring a similarly small idea of your own.
Write your brief
Design behavior as well as screens
Specify input, validation, state changes, empty states, and what happens when saving fails.
Build a complete interaction
Use the reading-list reference, inspect the source, and build your own version in small steps.
Test and record the evidence
Try keyboard and mobile use, reload and recovery, then observe someone completing the task.
Share a version you can explain
Decide what stays local and what needs a backend. Document ownership, limitations, and a rollback.
Show your design judgment
Turn your actual decisions and observations into a case study. Identify AI assistance and open questions.
Learn the parts behind the pixels.
BUILDING FOUNDATIONS
State, data, and APIs: the parts behind your design
Understand what a screen remembers, where information lives, and when a prototype actually needs a backend.
Read the guide →USER TESTING
Test the task, not just the screen
A practical test script for finding the moments where a convincing prototype stops helping a real person.
Read the guide →RELEASE DECISIONS
Your prototype works. Is it ready for customers?
Use a release decision sheet to separate a useful demo from a product you can responsibly maintain.
Read the guide →