Unvibed / Field notes

Field notes.

Notes on reviewing working screens and what happened when we put our own tools to the test.

1. 06

   We built a design kit for coding agents. It lost to the bare agent. Here is what that says about vibe coding.

   Three experiments on real apps led us to retire the paid kit and put a designer in charge of the delivery.

2. 05

   Which of the 36 public design skills actually help?

   Read the individual trials, the original authors and the limits of each recommendation.

3. 04

   Before you pay for a vibe-code rescue: a 20-minute visual audit you can run yourself

   A timer, two browser widths and one real task are enough to write a useful repair brief.

4. 03

   The 70% wall: why the agent breaks old features and how to stop it

   Use a working invoice filter and a saved approval to define what a repair must preserve.

5. 02

   DESIGN.md for Claude Code and Cursor: how to make your agent stop guessing your UI

   Build a small, inspectable design contract from a screen you already trust.

6. 01

   Why your Lovable app looks AI-generated: the 9 signals reviewers spot in 5 seconds

   Learn to tell a borrowed visual convention from a decision that helps someone use your app.