Patrick Morgan
@itspatmorgan.bsky.social
Product Designer.
Writing Unknown Arts for 7k+ creative builders: https://unknownarts.co
Writing Unknown Arts for 7k+ creative builders: https://unknownarts.co
I design software to automate work in cybersecurity, but I feel good about it because I know it's either:
a) Work a human can't do
b) Work teams don't have the bandwidth to handle, or
c) Work that sucks, that people are happy to delegate
In other words, work worth automating.
a) Work a human can't do
b) Work teams don't have the bandwidth to handle, or
c) Work that sucks, that people are happy to delegate
In other words, work worth automating.
September 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I design software to automate work in cybersecurity, but I feel good about it because I know it's either:
a) Work a human can't do
b) Work teams don't have the bandwidth to handle, or
c) Work that sucks, that people are happy to delegate
In other words, work worth automating.
a) Work a human can't do
b) Work teams don't have the bandwidth to handle, or
c) Work that sucks, that people are happy to delegate
In other words, work worth automating.
Picasso drew the same bull 11 times before he got it 'right.'
Between 1945-46, he started with realistic, detailed drawings and ended with just a few simple strokes. Each drawing necessary to reach the next.
You can't shortcut your way to simplicity. You have to earn it.
Between 1945-46, he started with realistic, detailed drawings and ended with just a few simple strokes. Each drawing necessary to reach the next.
You can't shortcut your way to simplicity. You have to earn it.
September 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Picasso drew the same bull 11 times before he got it 'right.'
Between 1945-46, he started with realistic, detailed drawings and ended with just a few simple strokes. Each drawing necessary to reach the next.
You can't shortcut your way to simplicity. You have to earn it.
Between 1945-46, he started with realistic, detailed drawings and ended with just a few simple strokes. Each drawing necessary to reach the next.
You can't shortcut your way to simplicity. You have to earn it.
I’m back from a much-needed summer break with a new essay on Mac Miller’s Small Worlds and the quiet emptiness behind “having it all.”
Part personal story, part cultural reflection, and a reminder of what makes life feel real.
www.unknownarts.co/p/mac-miller...
Part personal story, part cultural reflection, and a reminder of what makes life feel real.
www.unknownarts.co/p/mac-miller...
Mac Miller and the Hollow Promise of Success
On wealth, work, and why comfort without connection leaves us empty
www.unknownarts.co
September 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I’m back from a much-needed summer break with a new essay on Mac Miller’s Small Worlds and the quiet emptiness behind “having it all.”
Part personal story, part cultural reflection, and a reminder of what makes life feel real.
www.unknownarts.co/p/mac-miller...
Part personal story, part cultural reflection, and a reminder of what makes life feel real.
www.unknownarts.co/p/mac-miller...
My 18-month work sabbatical is coming to a close this week.
I’m going to write a debrief soon covering:
1) My sabbatical experience as a whole
2) My recent application and interview processes
So I’m curious: what questions do you have?
I’m going to write a debrief soon covering:
1) My sabbatical experience as a whole
2) My recent application and interview processes
So I’m curious: what questions do you have?
March 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My 18-month work sabbatical is coming to a close this week.
I’m going to write a debrief soon covering:
1) My sabbatical experience as a whole
2) My recent application and interview processes
So I’m curious: what questions do you have?
I’m going to write a debrief soon covering:
1) My sabbatical experience as a whole
2) My recent application and interview processes
So I’m curious: what questions do you have?
If the people most equipped to thrive with AI are generalists with small teams, having an entrenched generation of specialists on big teams optimizing to preserve their own careers will be a big blocker to progress.
March 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If the people most equipped to thrive with AI are generalists with small teams, having an entrenched generation of specialists on big teams optimizing to preserve their own careers will be a big blocker to progress.
"Content creator" and "software creator": the two most essential jobs of tech's next era.
March 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Content creator" and "software creator": the two most essential jobs of tech's next era.
Reposted by Patrick Morgan
Systems thinking FTW.
The visual side of software design will crossfade to the user.
They will collaborate with AI to create their preferred UI for a given software service.
To enable this, professional software designers shift toward designing the systems and interactions that make that collaboration possible
They will collaborate with AI to create their preferred UI for a given software service.
To enable this, professional software designers shift toward designing the systems and interactions that make that collaboration possible
March 6, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Systems thinking FTW.
Writers used to be like painters, spilling words on a blank canvas.
Now, they're becoming more like sculptors, carefully carving away AI-generated words to reveal the essence hidden beneath.
Now, they're becoming more like sculptors, carefully carving away AI-generated words to reveal the essence hidden beneath.
March 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Writers used to be like painters, spilling words on a blank canvas.
Now, they're becoming more like sculptors, carefully carving away AI-generated words to reveal the essence hidden beneath.
Now, they're becoming more like sculptors, carefully carving away AI-generated words to reveal the essence hidden beneath.
The visual side of software design will crossfade to the user.
They will collaborate with AI to create their preferred UI for a given software service.
To enable this, professional software designers shift toward designing the systems and interactions that make that collaboration possible
They will collaborate with AI to create their preferred UI for a given software service.
To enable this, professional software designers shift toward designing the systems and interactions that make that collaboration possible
March 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The visual side of software design will crossfade to the user.
They will collaborate with AI to create their preferred UI for a given software service.
To enable this, professional software designers shift toward designing the systems and interactions that make that collaboration possible
They will collaborate with AI to create their preferred UI for a given software service.
To enable this, professional software designers shift toward designing the systems and interactions that make that collaboration possible
Building and tuning your AI's knowledge context and the tooling around it to support your workflows and outputs is probably the highest leverage thing any creative can do right now.
March 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Building and tuning your AI's knowledge context and the tooling around it to support your workflows and outputs is probably the highest leverage thing any creative can do right now.
So much for "everyone's a designer."
With ai, it's more like "everyone's a client."
But as any designer will tell you, good clients are just as rare.
With ai, it's more like "everyone's a client."
But as any designer will tell you, good clients are just as rare.
March 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
So much for "everyone's a designer."
With ai, it's more like "everyone's a client."
But as any designer will tell you, good clients are just as rare.
With ai, it's more like "everyone's a client."
But as any designer will tell you, good clients are just as rare.
There's a whole lotta knowledge in the Unknown Arts archive just waiting to be discovered.
171 articles – multiple books worth of guidance – to help creative builders thrive.
All FREE!
171 articles – multiple books worth of guidance – to help creative builders thrive.
All FREE!
March 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
There's a whole lotta knowledge in the Unknown Arts archive just waiting to be discovered.
171 articles – multiple books worth of guidance – to help creative builders thrive.
All FREE!
171 articles – multiple books worth of guidance – to help creative builders thrive.
All FREE!
Exploring using textures that have surfaced in my @midjourney feature images in my brand logo.
March 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Exploring using textures that have surfaced in my @midjourney feature images in my brand logo.
Visual exploration for my recent article "AI is a Prism, Not a Source"
March 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Visual exploration for my recent article "AI is a Prism, Not a Source"
I’ve let creative projects guide my way across disciplines over the course of my 12+ year career.
From advertising to engineering to design to writing, I always followed my excitement, built my way forward and ended up with a career that’s unique and my own.
www.unknownarts.co/p/the-projec...
From advertising to engineering to design to writing, I always followed my excitement, built my way forward and ended up with a career that’s unique and my own.
www.unknownarts.co/p/the-projec...
The Project-Driven Life
For creative builders, life is a series of projects, not a career path.
www.unknownarts.co
March 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I’ve let creative projects guide my way across disciplines over the course of my 12+ year career.
From advertising to engineering to design to writing, I always followed my excitement, built my way forward and ended up with a career that’s unique and my own.
www.unknownarts.co/p/the-projec...
From advertising to engineering to design to writing, I always followed my excitement, built my way forward and ended up with a career that’s unique and my own.
www.unknownarts.co/p/the-projec...
Reposted by Patrick Morgan
February 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
AI is a Prism, Not a Source
www.unknownarts.co/p/creativity...
www.unknownarts.co/p/creativity...
AI is a Prism, Not a Source
Exploring the new dynamics of creative flow
www.unknownarts.co
February 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
AI is a Prism, Not a Source
www.unknownarts.co/p/creativity...
www.unknownarts.co/p/creativity...
This week's article "The End of Design Certainty" is resonating.
February 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This week's article "The End of Design Certainty" is resonating.
"AI doesn't respect our craving for certainty. It doesn't wait for us to fully understand it before showing results. And the more we try to force it into rigid, explainable, deterministic workflows, the more we suffocate its potential."
www.unknownarts.co/p/the-end-of...
www.unknownarts.co/p/the-end-of...
The End of Design Certainty
Why AI forces us to embrace emergence instead of clinging to control and understanding
www.unknownarts.co
February 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"AI doesn't respect our craving for certainty. It doesn't wait for us to fully understand it before showing results. And the more we try to force it into rigid, explainable, deterministic workflows, the more we suffocate its potential."
www.unknownarts.co/p/the-end-of...
www.unknownarts.co/p/the-end-of...
How do we create user-centered experiences when our users aren't human?
Wrote about OpenAI Operator and the emerging greenfield space of AI-first interfaces in this week's edition of Unknown Arts.👇
www.unknownarts.co/p/when-ai-ta...
Wrote about OpenAI Operator and the emerging greenfield space of AI-first interfaces in this week's edition of Unknown Arts.👇
www.unknownarts.co/p/when-ai-ta...
When AI Takes the Driver's Seat
OpenAI Operator and the shift to AI-first interfaces
www.unknownarts.co
February 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
How do we create user-centered experiences when our users aren't human?
Wrote about OpenAI Operator and the emerging greenfield space of AI-first interfaces in this week's edition of Unknown Arts.👇
www.unknownarts.co/p/when-ai-ta...
Wrote about OpenAI Operator and the emerging greenfield space of AI-first interfaces in this week's edition of Unknown Arts.👇
www.unknownarts.co/p/when-ai-ta...
Reposted by Patrick Morgan
February 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Reposted by Patrick Morgan
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Great bird’s eye on how UI patterns in AI developed and how design technologists are using them
Great bird’s eye on how UI patterns in AI developed and how design technologists are using them
8 design breakthroughs defining AI’s future
How key interface decisions are shaping the next era of human-computer interaction
uxdesign.cc
February 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
uxdesign.cc/8-design-bre...
Great bird’s eye on how UI patterns in AI developed and how design technologists are using them
Great bird’s eye on how UI patterns in AI developed and how design technologists are using them
8 Design Breakthroughs Defining AI's Future
www.unknownarts.co/p/8-design-b...
www.unknownarts.co/p/8-design-b...
8 Design Breakthroughs Defining AI's Future
How key interface decisions are shaping the next era of human-computer interaction
www.unknownarts.co
February 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
8 Design Breakthroughs Defining AI's Future
www.unknownarts.co/p/8-design-b...
www.unknownarts.co/p/8-design-b...
If you think 'GPT wrappers' are limited consider this: how many electric appliances do you own?
Every one is just an 'electricity wrapper' that became a distinct product to serve different user needs.
AI products will follow a similar trajectory and be as widespread.
Every one is just an 'electricity wrapper' that became a distinct product to serve different user needs.
AI products will follow a similar trajectory and be as widespread.
January 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If you think 'GPT wrappers' are limited consider this: how many electric appliances do you own?
Every one is just an 'electricity wrapper' that became a distinct product to serve different user needs.
AI products will follow a similar trajectory and be as widespread.
Every one is just an 'electricity wrapper' that became a distinct product to serve different user needs.
AI products will follow a similar trajectory and be as widespread.
The shock of AI surpassing human ability is coming for every creator.
The question isn't whether we'll face the moment, but how we'll choose to define ourselves when we do.
www.unknownarts.co/p/the-moment...
The question isn't whether we'll face the moment, but how we'll choose to define ourselves when we do.
www.unknownarts.co/p/the-moment...
The Moment AI Surpasses You—and What Comes After
Recalibrating your worldview and learning to thrive when machines master what you do
www.unknownarts.co
January 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The shock of AI surpassing human ability is coming for every creator.
The question isn't whether we'll face the moment, but how we'll choose to define ourselves when we do.
www.unknownarts.co/p/the-moment...
The question isn't whether we'll face the moment, but how we'll choose to define ourselves when we do.
www.unknownarts.co/p/the-moment...