ARTICLES

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Announcements

Building on Radix: Card

Card in Kookie UI extends Radix Themes with two new variants, a material system for translucent effects, and props for edge-to-edge content. Same foundation, more flexibility.

January 9, 2026

New Component: Shell, a Layout Engine for Modern Apps

Shell is a declarative layout engine for application chrome. Seven layout slots, responsive presentation modes, state management, and resize with persistence—all without building layout infrastructure from scratch.

January 7, 2026

New Component: StreamingMarkdown in Kookie Blocks

A performance-optimized markdown renderer designed for AI streaming. Handles incomplete syntax, memoizes blocks, and renders with KookieUI components.

January 4, 2026

New Component: Introducing Chatbar in KookieUI

A composable, accessible chat input component that handles the complex parts of building AI chat interfaces while staying out of your way.

November 8, 2025

Articles

On AI

AI gets plenty of criticism. But for all its flaws, it's leveling the playing field in a way I haven't seen before.

December 14, 2025

Designers owning the experience in production with KookieUI

Why Designers Should Own the Experience in Production

Why the design layer should live in code, how we do it with KookieUI at Womp, and what changes day to day.

November 12, 2025

Major Womp Spark update: Now generates images and 3D meshes

Womp Spark now generates images and 3D meshes directly in chat, expanding from an assistant to a complete creation tool for 3D printing.

October 25, 2025

KookieUI design system forked from Radix Themes with different design opinions

Kookie User Interface: Building my own Design System

KookieUI is a fork of Radix Themes with different design opinions. Same infrastructure, different choices about how a design system should work.

September 25, 2025

Product leader and design engineer working at the intersection of design, engineering, and product strategy

About Me: Working at the Intersection

I build where design, engineering, and product meet.

September 24, 2025

Leadership at the intersection of design, engineering, and product

Product Leadership: All about Agency

I never set out to become a 'leader.' What I've learned is that leadership, at least in startups, is less about hierarchy and more about being the person who keeps things moving.

August 27, 2025

Who's Kookie? The Lore Behind the Name

All my projects are named after my dog Kookie. This is the lore my partner and I have created for her — the legend of Queen Lukita the Benevolent.

September 25, 2023