Most AI chat apps look the same a text box, a send button, no personality. We designed something that felt premium and personal from the first screen: a warm greeting, quick-action cards that show what the AI can do, and a floating search bar...
Marigold was a one-day concept for a design challenge. I set the direction in real photography before generating anything.
That order matters more than people think. If you generate first, you're negotiating with whatever the model offers. If you shoot or choose real references first, you've set a standard the rest of the work has to meet.
The tool didn't set the taste. It matched a bar that already existed.
Built the site for Linea — a boutique rail brand where the whole UI is made of the same rule as the print system.
Every route card's red line isn't decoration, it's that route's actual elevation profile. Fare tiers aren't styled, they're the same data at different density.
The logo's sparkle mark even resolves from the exact same contour-drawing logic, live on the page.