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Sep 10

I Don’t Want AI to Take Away the Struggle

What decades of design taught me about the emotions we risk losing when creation becomes effortless.

I Don’t Want AI to Take Away the Struggle

Casandra Cain

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Mar 8

Designing for Trust Across Financial Systems and Cryptocurrency Platforms

How Design, Data, and Cognitive Load Shape User Confidence in Finance

Bitcoin sitting ontop of a financial platform

Casandra Cain

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Dec 27, 2025

Risk Exposure, AI and Bounded Rationality for Decision Making

Why modern decision making is no longer about certainty

Risk Exposure, AI and Bounded Rationality for Decision Making

Casandra Cain

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Dec 15, 2025

Why I Care About Cybersecurity, UX, and Anti-fragile Systems

Designing Anti-fragile Systems for a Hostile World

A Label on a box that says “Fragile handle with care”.

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Design Systems Collective

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Casandra Cain

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Jul 25, 2025

Design Systems, Demystified: Foundations, Scale, and the Agentic AI Future

Chapter 1: What Is a Design System?

Design Systems, Demystified: Foundations, Scale, and the Agentic AI Future

Casandra Cain

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May 7, 2025

The Power of Storytelling in UX Design: How to Connect and Captivate

As a UX designer, I’ve learned that no matter how strong your research is or how clean your designs are, none of it lands if people don’t…

A Pair of Glasses Rests on top of an old book

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Apr 30, 2025

Duality in Systems Thinking: A Functional Framework for Complexity

Duality is not a paradox. It is the operating system of all complex systems.

Duality in Systems Thinking: A Functional Framework for Complexity

Casandra Cain

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Apr 22, 2025

The Secret Mathematics of Suffering

Toward a Theoretical Framework of Greek Tragedy, Horror, and Divine Equilibrium

The Secret Mathematics of Suffering

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Apr 3, 2025

How Riding Motorcycles Made Me a Better UX Designer: Lessons from the Road Applied to Design

In 2018, I got on my first sportbike. At that time, I had no idea how much it would change me — not just as a person, but as a designer…

Motorcyclist riding on the open road, in-tune with what is ahead of them

Casandra Cain

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Mar 18, 2025

7 Common (and Oblivious) Resume Mistakes You’re Probably Making

Look, I get it — resumes are painful. You sit there staring at a blank document, wondering why you can write a 10-page rant about your…

7 Common (and Oblivious) Resume Mistakes You’re Probably Making

Casandra Cain

Casandra Cainshe/her

I write about UX design, systems thinking, engineering frameworks, data analysis, personal reflections, and a touch of psychology.

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