“It’s interesting how AI is good at the things I don’t understand, but is somehow dogshit at the things I’m good at…”
– Anonymous
Phillip Lovelace
Sr. UX Developer · Design Systems · Human
I work where design meets code. I enjoy building design systems, engineering accessible UX, and creating the AI tooling that keeps it all connected.
What I Do Somewhere between pixels and code
Design Systems
Components, tokens, and theming that keep teams consistent and shipping, plus the docs and governance that drive adoption.
UX Engineering
Semantic HTML, CSS architecture, accessibility, and performance. The production code that turns a design into something people can use.
AI Tooling & MCP
Claude skills, MCP servers, and workflows that teach AI tools to follow the design system instead of guessing at it.
Recent Work From the day job & side hustles
View my portfolio →
Pine Design System
Professional
A design system built on custom web components and token-based theming, with an SVG icon library and Storybook docs that teams build on every day.
Excellent TC
Freelance
A responsive site for a real estate transaction coordinator, with custom layouts and form handling.
From the Blog Thoughts, rants & the occasional hot take
Read my blog →- The Roots at Blue Note
Seeing the Legendary Roots Crew at the Blue Note on Sunset. An intimate show, a small room, and Black Thought doing what only Black Thought can do.
Jun 27, 2026 · 3 min read
- Find Me in the Atmosphere
Bluesky now supports Standard.site, so I wired pixelflips.com into the AT Protocol. Come find me in the atmosphere at @pixelflips.com.
May 31, 2026 · 2 min read
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May 29, 2026 · Quote
- AI fills the gaps. Just not at depth
The 'everyone's a builder' reorg assumes AI closes the depth gap. It doesn't. Here's the specific failure mode that's already showing up in production.
May 24, 2026 · 5 min read
- When the Autocomplete Changes Its Mind
Tailwind didn't win because we picked it. The models did. Then we picked it because the models did. What happens when the autocomplete changes its mind?
May 2, 2026 · 5 min read
- Unregulated, Unaccountable, Unchecked
The AI industry has no oversight and no accountability. Here are the people and organizations trying to change that and why you should be paying attention.
Apr 12, 2026 · 6 min read
About The human behind the pixels
I'm a Senior UX Developer with over two decades of experience building design systems, engineering UX at scale, and developing accessible, intuitive interfaces with clean, semantic code. I live somewhere between design and code, turning ideas into accessible, token-driven component systems with clean, semantic markup.
I'm based in Southern California with my wife and two sons. When I'm not flippin' pixels, I'm probably on a sideline or in some bleachers yelling things that definitely aren't helping.
Thanks for visiting. Be kind, hydrate, repeat.
