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title: "Writings — Kevin Canlas"
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# Writings — Kevin Canlas

Canonical: [https://www.kevincanlas.com/writings](https://www.kevincanlas.com/writings)

## Design is how we decide what matters.

Notes on product judgment, craft, and building things people can understand and use.

## Foundations

The point of view

### [The Feature Works. The Product Doesn't.](https://www.kevincanlas.com/writings/the-feature-works-the-product-doesnt)

When AI makes the answer to “can we build it?” almost always yes, product judgment becomes the work that protects coherence.

7 min

### [Taste in the Age of AI](https://www.kevincanlas.com/writings/taste-in-the-age-of-ai)

AI can generate polished work faster than ever. Taste is still the judgment that decides what lands.

6 min

## Practice

Methods to use now

### [A Developer's Guide to Product Design](https://www.kevincanlas.com/writings/a-developers-guide-to-product-design)

A practical process for developers to protect product coherence as features accumulate: define the problem, explore alternatives, map the journey, test risk, and spend craft deliberately.

8 min