Omkar KhadamkarAll work

How I work · Part 1 of 3

My design method, written as steps AI follows.

Five steps every AI follows, in any order: real work often goes back a step or skips ahead. The AI does the bulk of each step, and I make the decisions.

12345FrameExploreDecideCheckTell
How the tabs work really went: frame the problem, explore 16 ideas, score them, build and check, back to scoring after the fixes, back to ideas for my hybrid. That last idea is still open.
  1. Frameframe-to-keyframeTurns a vague request into one clear problem, before anything is drawn.For example: This page started from one question a reviewer might ask: if AI drafts, what is the designer for?
  2. Exploreadaptive-ideationBorrows ideas from other fields, then mixes them into new ones.For example: 16 ideas for showing where a click on a tab will land. Four of them:A grey pill behind the tab.The open tab's underline leans towards the pointer.A dashed line under the tab.Two corner ticks at the ends of the tab.
  3. Decidecriteria-first-evaluationSets the bar before scoring, scores twice, and hands close calls to me.For example: the rubric behind a tie, 94.1 against 93.5. See it
  4. Checkstate-coverage-sweepTries every situation: empty, too many, long names, high contrast.For example: In high contrast, every tab looked selected. Found and fixed.BeforeBefore: in high-contrast mode, every tab has an underline.After the fixAfter the fix: only the open tab has an underline.
  5. Tellmy-writing-style · visual system · dataviz · canvasWrites in my plain voice and draws in my colours and type.For example: The words and pictures on this site.

What I catch goes back into the skills, so the next round starts smarter.

The key to Decide

The rubric is set before anything is scored.

Eight things a good answer must do, each weighted. Two passes, scored separately. When the result is too close, the call comes to me.

The rubricSet before anything was scored · 85 points

  1. Shows where the click will land, from any distance
  2. Pointing and choosing look different, even without colour
  3. Stays quiet when the mouse sweeps past
  4. The click does what the hint promised
  5. Noticed without effort
  6. Feels calm and sure
  7. Works for everyone: keyboard, zoom, high contrast
  8. Fits how Vela is built

Scored twice, separatelyOut of 85

Pass 1Pass 2Mean
A · Grow in place817994.1%
B · Travel across807993.5%

Gap: 0.6 points. The skill's rule: under 10 points, a score can't decide. So it came to me, and I chose A by watching both.