As we put our course together, I want to have conversations with people who are thinking about things deeply, creatively, and responsibly. That's why it was an absolute pleasure to chat with my long-time internet friend, Jem Gold, technology as a creative medium, the soul of the early web, and the new era of AI-assisted making.

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Topics Covered:

◉The counterculture lineage of the web and why reclaiming it matters now
◉ Technology as artistic expression — Jem's concept of the "technology artist"
◉ The flow state in music and how it translates to building with technology
◉ Should designers code? Why the answer is changing fast
◉ Skill-driven development and teaching LLMs how to design (not just what to build)
◉ One-shotting beautiful, branded interfaces with minimal input
◉ Jem shows off some wonderful one-shotted demos
◉ Generative UI as superposition: interfaces that adapt to the person observing them
◉ Design systems, Web Components, and building durable foundations for a non-deterministic future
◉ AI as a creative process tool — not replacing the music, but clearing the way for it
◉ ADHD as a superpower in the agentic era

Links & Resources:
◉ Jem's newsletter: https://superposition.jem.computer
- Support Jem and her work for $8/month; and use code JEMANDBRAD for an annual discount
◉ Jenny Wen's interview on Lenny's Podcast: • The design process is dead. Here's what's ...
◉ The Grid (Jem's AI design startup, ca. 2015) https://thegrid.io/
◉ Everything Just Gets Built: https://superposition.jem.computer/ev...
◉ I Don't Miss Code https://superposition.jem.computer/i-...
◉ Real-Time UI https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/real-...
◉ "Ghostwriter" by RJD2 drum/synth cover • Ghostwriter by RJD2 - 

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