Redesigning Pragma's Web Portal
From Hidden Features to a Scalable IA with Modern UI
I specialize in developer tools and complex technical workflows. I love digging into complex systems and wrapping them in beautiful, easy-to-use UIs.
From Hidden Features to a Scalable IA with Modern UI
Using Strategic Research to Drive a $500K Product Pivot
Designing LaunchDarkly's third product from the ground up
My friend Titus reached out a while back to do some brand work for his new venture, Square in a Circle. He's branching out into life coaching and voiceovers, and needed an identity that could hold all of that together.
The idea of AI replacing product designers isn’t scaring me. It’s actually having the opposite effect: I’m embracing it. This post is a mix of thoughts of where I’m at personally in my career, and observations on industry trends.
Claude Code has fundamentally changed how I design. I'm skipping mid-fi mockups entirely, going straight to working code, and shipping more than ever. Here's how my process has evolved — and what hasn't changed.
I write about design, strategy, creativity, and whatever books I'm into. This is mostly a vehicle to help me think through whatever's rattling in my brain.
Beyond product design, I make things. Here's some of my lettering, frontend experiments, and side projects I've built.
App
A macOS menubar app that quietly screenshots your browser, iOS app, or Mac app as you build, so you always have a scrubbable visual history of how a design evolved.
Creative
Exploring letterforms by hand—brushes, pens, and whatever else makes interesting marks.
Guide
A guide to clear, effective writing distilled from the best books on the craft.
App
A writing tool that blurs your text as you type and doesn't let you backspace, only letting you focus on developing your ideas instead of editing your sentences.
You can find me on Twitter, Instagram, Medium, LinkedIn, Github, and Gmail (jlzych@). View my full resume online.