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The Tells That Give Away AI Writing (And How to Edit Them Out) AI & Craft

The Tells That Give Away AI Writing (And How to Edit Them Out)

Em dashes, false contrasts, and listicle rhythm are the fingerprints AI leaves behind, and every one of them is fixable in a single editing pass.

4 min read
How a Small Studio Actually Uses AI AI & Craft

How a Small Studio Actually Uses AI

Here's an honest map of where AI speeds up the work at a small studio, and where a human keeps the final say, no exceptions.

3 min read
AI Images vs. Real Photography AI & Craft

AI Images vs. Real Photography

AI imagery is genuinely useful for mood and concept work, and genuinely dangerous the moment it stands in for a real person, product or result.

3 min read
The Editing Pass AI Cannot Do AI & Craft

The Editing Pass AI Cannot Do

An AI draft gets you 80% of the way there. The other 20% is taste, cuts and one specific true detail, and it's the only part that actually matters.

3 min read
Prompt for Arguments, Not Options AI & Craft

Prompt for Arguments, Not Options

Stop asking AI to hand you three safe options. Ask it to argue both sides of a hard call, then make the decision yourself.

4 min read
The Curation Loop: A Human-in-the-Loop Framework for Using AI in Design Without Shipping Slop AI workflow

The Curation Loop: A Human-in-the-Loop Framework for Using AI in Design Without Shipping Slop

AI adoption in design hit 91% in 2026, but human content still ranks 8x higher on Google. Here's the 6-stage workflow that uses AI without shipping slop.

8 min read