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Protagonist Studio

Waiting for an AI “Snow Fall”

AI needs to augment what content creators are already doing, not offer a low-effort way of producing an inferior outcome.

3 min readAug 11, 2023

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An animated 3D map of the Stevens Pass ski area in Washington state.

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GROUP OF HUMANS

Designers are Always Annoyed

A story about patio lights that explains why design is so important…and so hard.

5 min readSep 11, 2020

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Designers are Always Annoyed

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IxDA Berlin

Remote design still has big problems. Here’s how we fix them.

IxDA Berlin—with the help of five experts and 500+ designers—hosts an event to tackle remote design’s “tough nuts”

14 min readMay 7, 2020

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Remote design still has big problems. Here’s how we fix them.

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Carl Alviani
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GROUP OF HUMANS

Learning From the Co-working Crisis

It’s here to stay. But its future doesn’t look like WeWork.

7 min readDec 5, 2019

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Learning From the Co-working Crisis

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Carl Alviani
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GROUP OF HUMANS

Why Designers Need to Defend Meaning in an Age of Buzzwords

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

7 min readSep 30, 2019

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Why Designers Need to Defend Meaning in an Age of Buzzwords

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Carl Alviani

How many! Exclamations points!! Is too many!!!

Creating a brand tone that’s conversational, not exhausting.

7 min readFeb 10, 2019

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How many! Exclamations points!! Is too many!!!

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Carl Alviani
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GROUP OF HUMANS

Attention is Precious. Stop Squandering It.

Remember how much gasoline we used to waste because it was practically free? That was a bad idea.

5 min readDec 7, 2018

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Attention is Precious. Stop Squandering It.

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Carl Alviani
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Protagonist Studio

The Bright Side of Self-Deception

When the facts don’t fit our narrative, we often change the facts. Sometimes that’s a good thing.

3 min readNov 22, 2018

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The Bright Side of Self-Deception

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Carl Alviani
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Protagonist Studio

The Science Behind Storytelling

Our brains are hardwired for narrative. Now we’re starting to understand why.

7 min readOct 11, 2018

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The Science Behind Storytelling

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Carl Alviani
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Protagonist Studio

Listening to Machines

A healthy relationship with AI begins with respecting its otherness.

8 min readJun 28, 2018

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Listening to Machines

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Carl Alviani

Carl Alviani

Writer and UX strategist. Founder of Protagonist Studio. Obsessed with design’s hidden consequences. Living in Glasgow, with my heart in the PacNW.

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