Chicago Motion designer, figuring out AI in real time | Founder @LooseKeys & Craft Beer fan
Chicago, IL
Joined March 2007
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This started as an AI experiment with Seedance 2.0 and a multimodal workflow. 111 prompts later, a deep dive into DaVinci Resolve, and somehow I ended up with a full Pokémon rap video. Honestly, had an absolute blast making this one.
#pokemoninvesting #tcg
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Head of Design at Stripe on how to stop creating zombie UIs
If we only use AI to make the things that we already make, just faster, then we're definitely missing out on the most interesting part.
From my talk at @lennysan’s Summit, here are four ideas for raising the ceiling, not just the floor:
- Have a point of view [5:38]
- Encode your standards into the machine [9:07]
- Don't confuse done with good [12:21]
- Unleash creativity and artistry [16:19]
Full talk here: youtu.be/GLvFTMtw4Jk?si=-5Ts…
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Higgsfield plugins for Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects are live.
Generate images, videos, and transitions. Drag them into your timeline.
Reframe aspect ratios without cropping. Remove backgrounds from footage. Draw on a clip to edit what you want. Upscale to 4K on export.
Illinois showing strong at the 2026 World Beer Cup: Go Brewing, Adams Street & Goose Island all medaled. Three Floyds grabbed gold with Floyds Deluxe (American lager). Need to try that! Feel like I slept on it too long. Anyone else? 🍺 msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/f…
#ChicagoBeer
Got a bit of time today and a personal editing project calling my name. Gonna finally dive deep into DaVinci Resolve and get serious about it. Been hearing nothing but great things for years, and the new features in v21 look nice!
youtu.be/j7oNYaJqVbk
One thing I keep realizing: the tools, jobs, and industries can all change, but the core of what pulls you tends to stay the same.
For me, it’s always been turning complexity into something visual and clear.
The road there was anything but straight.
Maxon just shipped Cinema 4D 2026.2… and dropped the Cinema 4D for iPad beta 🔥Signing up for the beta!
My license recently expired, but this might finally get me to reactivate it. iPad 3D on the go? Yes please.
cgchannel.com/2026/04/maxon-…
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It’s official everyone!!
We’re thrilled to share the news that Cavalry is now free!
Download it and start creating today at cavalry.studio
Oh damn!! The pro version of @cavalry__app is now free! I’ve almost bought this a number of times over the last few months. Excited to play around with the forge dynamics. instagram.com/reel/DXMaplWjE…
Well, this is interesting… Maxon just made Autograph for FREE. 🤔 Is this their play to take on After Effects? Fusion? Or more like Cavalry?
Super intrigued… but man, unsure about adding another app to try and learn. maxon.net/en/autograph
The word “prompter” is too small a word.
The value isn’t just knowing what to type. It’s knowing what to ask for, what to ignore, what to change, and what’s worth keeping.
That’s not prompting. That’s translation.
With crypto still in a weird risk-off spot, it’s interesting to see CME Group keep expanding the regulated side of the market. AVAX and SUI futures are next! Feels like another sign the infrastructure build-out keeps moving even when sentiment doesn’t.
cmegroup.com/media-room/pres…
One thing I didn’t expect is how much time I’d spend looking at code lately. More expressions, more systems thinking, more data-driven setups. I still come at it from the visual side first though with design and motion first.
This Guinness/Claude story is a better example of AI than most headlines.
A guy used voice AI to call 3,000 Irish pubs, fed the real data to Claude, and built a live Guinndex price map. ☘️🍺
Now pubs are dropping their prices 😂
fortune.com/2026/03/30/guinn…
Recently took my 14-month-old to her first Bulls game. She had no clue what basketball was, but she loved the lights, the energy, and the giant screen. 🏀✨
Mark Cuban’s point about families valuing the experience over the score felt very real.
Prediction markets are fascinating & exhausting.
Serious derivatives tech (commodities, rates, hedging) now powers bets on rain or Jesus returning in 2027 (~4% on Polymarket). 🤦
Still sometimes these are more accurate than polls & surveys. Which makes it all more wild.
Hey! The next Chicago @MotionArtists group meetup is April 1 at Big Mini Putt Club in Lakeview, 6:00 – 9:00 pm. ⛳️
Mini golf, drinks, good conversation, and a chance to prove your putt stroke is smoother than your animation curves.