Matt Quinn

A reflection on how AI agents may bypass traditional digital surfaces, and what that means for design, brand, commitment, identity, and the future of experience design.

The design artifact is about to get cheaper. The dark matter underneath it—judgment, taste, customer understanding, knowing what to kill—isn't. Some thoughts on what's next for design.

The storm has hit for those who code. A firsthand account of a wild year in AI—from bubble talk to Opus 4.5 to agents that run while you sleep.