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Short essays on design, AI and running a small studio — written in English and Portuguese.

2026 · 09 · 11

The silent customer

Most happy customers say nothing. Why review recency now quietly decides who gets found — and how to invite the silent ones without ever nagging.

2026 · 08 · 12

The customer who never Googled you

More people now ask ChatGPT and Google's AI where to eat, stay or book — and get one answer, not ten links. What decides whether your business is the name the machine says.

2026 · 07 · 08

The right model for a small studio

One month, two AI models from the same house — a lesson in choosing tools by what they give back, not the price. And always verify with your own eyes.

2026 · 06 · 10

Designing for the in-app browser

A link we sent looked broken — but only inside Instagram. The hidden second web living inside every social app.

2026 · 05 · 12

Why most chatbots feel like a wall

Why most chatbots break trust — and what changes when a bot knows what it knows, and admits what it doesn't.

2026 · 04 · 11

Anatomy of a Cinematic Site

What makes a premium website — where every concept is demonstrated live as you read. Typography, colour, scroll, motion.

2026 · 03 · 05

Cinematic scroll: stealing from Apple (with respect)

Apple doesn't just sell phones — they sell the scroll. What designers can honestly learn without becoming a tribute band.

2026 · 02 · 14

The 50ms test

Visitors judge your site in about fifty milliseconds — a twentieth of a blink. The research, and what it means for design.

2026 · 01 · 08

Why your restaurant's website kills appetite

Before a guest decides to walk in, they decide not to walk out. The design choices that cost restaurants reservations.

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