I build design practices. Over twenty years' experience. Now I do it with AI.
I built and shipped Speakeazy (real narrators using it since Jan. 2026) while running the XD practice at Precocity as CXO. Before that I stood up UX teams at four startups and two agencies.
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Selected work
Precocity — the ten-year build
CXO · 2016–presentI was Precocity's first UX hire. Ten years later, the practice I built is why the firm wins seven-figure enterprise work. If you read one case study, read this one.
Speakeazy — the tool that should have existed
Founder · 2025–presentAn AI tool that does the character prep audiobook narrators don't get paid for. I built it myself, and real narrators have been using it since January 2026.
A global automaker — testing like an outsider
Director of UX · 2017–2022Built and led the independent, bias-free usability practice that the automaker brought in-house: 17 studies, 3,500 hours of testing.
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Building now
Speakeazy Character prep for audiobook narrators, done by AI. Live, with working narrators using it.LiveDesign Library Showcase Generator A Figma plugin to instantly create a showcase of all library components and their variants.Live
FORGEFeed it content and context, get a built, functioning website: IA, Design System, and code.Private
VerityThe beginnings of a complete UX research and reporting platform for agencies and enterprises. The most ambitious thing I'm working on.Private
RADA dashboard for running and reporting moderated usability studies.Private
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Writing
The Medium Is the Message: Part I — We Never Had a Medium.
Q3 2026Part one of four on what AI actually changes about design. It starts with an uncomfortable claim: digital designers have never touched their material.
The Medium Is the Message: Part II — Turtles All the Way Down.
Q3 2026Part two: how design got close enough to touch its medium, one abstraction at a time.
The Medium Is the Message: Part III — The Medium Doesn't Strike Back.
Q3 2026Part three: the friction we're so glad to be rid of was doing something.
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About
I'm Brandon. I've spent my career building and running design practices: four startups, two agencies, a stretch of consulting, and the last ten years at Precocity. Lately I've also been building my own tools (Speakeazy, FORGE, and a few smaller ones), by myself, with AI. I write here occasionally. I live in Dallas, and yes, I still open Figma and a code editor every week.
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Contact
That's the pitch. Here's how to reach me.
brandon@uxward.comIt goes straight to me. I read it every day.