The Brief / field notes for deciding before building

The Brief.

A practical library for founders, product teams and agencies using AI builders, redesigning products, or planning what to build next. Not a prompt dump. Each article helps you make one decision before the tool starts guessing.

Published by UXlicious4 editorial tracksBuilt from studio practice
Track 01

AI Build Briefs

How to turn rough ideas into clear specs for Lovable, Bolt, Cursor and Claude.

AI-01 onward
Track 02

UX Audit & Conversion

How to spot friction, rank fixes and avoid rebuilding the wrong problem.

UX-01 onward
Track 03

Product Strategy & MVP

Scope, personas, flows and product decisions before code gets expensive.

MVP-01 onward
Track 04

AI Product & Automation

Useful AI features, clean automation flows and chatbot logic that does not become clutter.

AUTO-01 onward
Track 01

AI Build Briefs

For founders and teams using AI tools to build. The point is not to write longer prompts. The point is to make clearer decisions before you prompt.

AI-01
How to brief Lovable so it builds what you actually want
The reason your AI build comes back wrong is almost never the tool. It is the brief.
Guide
7 min read
Read
AI-02
AI product strategy: why AI needs direction
AI can generate screens quickly. It still cannot decide what matters, what to cut, or what a product should become.
Perspective
6 min read
Read
AI-03
A product spec template for AI build tools
A copy-paste skeleton that covers what every build tool needs and most founders forget.
Template
5 min read
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AI-04
The edge cases AI builders forget
Empty states, errors, overflow and recovery paths: the difference between a demo and a product people trust.
Guide
7 min read
Soon
Track 02

UX Audit & Conversion

For teams with something already live. These notes help you find the leak before you spend money redesigning the bucket.

UX-01
UX audit checklist before a website redesign
A practical 30-minute pass for finding unclear journeys, weak CTAs, mobile friction and accessibility misses.
Checklist
6 min read
Read
UX-02
The real cost of bad UX
Where users hesitate, where they drop, and how to rank fixes without inventing fake numbers.
Guide
7 min read
Soon
UX-03
Synthetic user testing vs real user testing
Where AI can help you stress-test a flow, and where only real users can tell the truth.
Guide
6 min read
Soon
Track 03

Product Strategy & MVP

For early product decisions: who it is for, what must exist on day one, and what should deliberately wait.

MVP-01
MVP planning before you use an AI builder
A feature pile becomes Build now, Later and Never, so your first AI build has a spine.
Guide
6 min read
Read
MVP-02
The one-page user profile your build brief needs
A lightweight persona that helps AI builders make product decisions without pretending to know your customers.
Template
5 min read
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MVP-03
How to describe a user flow so AI builds it right
Screens are easy. Flows are where AI guesses. Here is how to write one it cannot misread.
Guide
6 min read
Soon
Track 04

AI Product & Automation

For teams adding AI or automation. Useful systems start as clear flows, not vague "make it smart" instructions.

AUTO-01
How to brief an automation flow
Manual steps, decision points, handoffs and failure states before a chatbot or workflow builder enters the room.
Guide
6 min read
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AUTO-02
WhatsApp chatbot UX: the flow before the bot
A cleaner version of the old chatbot article, rewritten around conversation design and escalation logic.
Guide
7 min read
Soon

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