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Context over channels
Design for moments, not media. Map the day into “before → during → after” and place messages at the lowest-attention point that still moves the metric. Use glanceable formats, short video, and utility content. Kill orphan campaigns that do not connect to a user moment.
Treat consented data like an asset with SLAs. Build simple value exchanges: account perks, calculators, trackers, waitlists. Unify IDs, define event names, and prune fields. Train models on your data, not rented audiences.
Make modular assets: hooks, bodies, end cards. Generate variants fast, then let the system pick winners. Use small framing changes—lead with problem, proof, or demo. Measure attention per second and scroll-hold not only CTR.
Automate placements across search, social, retail media, and email with one brief and shared IDs. Use server-side tagging, clean rooms where needed, and frequency caps across channels. Think “orchestrations,” not “bursts.”
Measurement that matters
Define a ladder: business KPI → proxy metrics → diagnostics. Example for signup growth: new accounts → CTR, CVR → LCP, form friction, creative recall. Use incrementality tests, MMM light for budget, and lift studies per cohort.
Use models for four jobs: audience discovery, creative drafting, bidding, and analytics summaries. Keep humans for strategy, guardrails, and brand tone. Log prompts and outcomes like experiments.
Invest in properties you control: site speed (LCP ≤2.0s), content searchability (schema, clusters), community emails, and tools. Depend less on rented reach.
Clear consent, visible reasons for personalization, and an undo for choices. Collect less, explain more. Reputation compounds faster than spend.
Starter roadmap (90 days)
Week 1–2: define moments, KPIs, event map.
Week 3–6: build modular creative kit, launch first orchestrations.
Week 7–10: instrument speed and form friction, run two lift tests.
Week 11–13: reallocate budget by incrementality, publish learnings.
New dimensions reward systems thinking: tighter loops between data, creative, and delivery; faster tests; clearer value. The brand that learns fastest wins.
Author
David Gibson
Technical Lead
[07]
Other Posts
In 2026, calm, systemic visuals dominate: strict grids, duo-palettes, mono-typography, and micromotion as feedback. Subtle 3D gradients, material textures.
Web design has always reflected the technology of its time. In the early days, static pages dominated. Then came dynamic sites, mobile responsiveness, and immersive visuals.
Screens are not the product. They are one surface of a larger system. As computation spreads into space, objects, and context, design shifts from arranging pixels to shaping behaviors.
[07]
Other Posts
In 2026, calm, systemic visuals dominate: strict grids, duo-palettes, mono-typography, and micromotion as feedback. Subtle 3D gradients, material textures.
Web design has always reflected the technology of its time. In the early days, static pages dominated. Then came dynamic sites, mobile responsiveness, and immersive visuals.
Screens are not the product. They are one surface of a larger system. As computation spreads into space, objects, and context, design shifts from arranging pixels to shaping behaviors.
[07]
Other Posts
In 2026, calm, systemic visuals dominate: strict grids, duo-palettes, mono-typography, and micromotion as feedback. Subtle 3D gradients, material textures.
Web design has always reflected the technology of its time. In the early days, static pages dominated. Then came dynamic sites, mobile responsiveness, and immersive visuals.
Screens are not the product. They are one surface of a larger system. As computation spreads into space, objects, and context, design shifts from arranging pixels to shaping behaviors.
Context over channels
Design for moments, not media. Map the day into “before → during → after” and place messages at the lowest-attention point that still moves the metric. Use glanceable formats, short video, and utility content. Kill orphan campaigns that do not connect to a user moment.
Treat consented data like an asset with SLAs. Build simple value exchanges: account perks, calculators, trackers, waitlists. Unify IDs, define event names, and prune fields. Train models on your data, not rented audiences.
Make modular assets: hooks, bodies, end cards. Generate variants fast, then let the system pick winners. Use small framing changes—lead with problem, proof, or demo. Measure attention per second and scroll-hold not only CTR.
Automate placements across search, social, retail media, and email with one brief and shared IDs. Use server-side tagging, clean rooms where needed, and frequency caps across channels. Think “orchestrations,” not “bursts.”
Measurement that matters
Define a ladder: business KPI → proxy metrics → diagnostics. Example for signup growth: new accounts → CTR, CVR → LCP, form friction, creative recall. Use incrementality tests, MMM light for budget, and lift studies per cohort.
Use models for four jobs: audience discovery, creative drafting, bidding, and analytics summaries. Keep humans for strategy, guardrails, and brand tone. Log prompts and outcomes like experiments.
Invest in properties you control: site speed (LCP ≤2.0s), content searchability (schema, clusters), community emails, and tools. Depend less on rented reach.
Clear consent, visible reasons for personalization, and an undo for choices. Collect less, explain more. Reputation compounds faster than spend.
Starter roadmap (90 days)
Week 1–2: define moments, KPIs, event map.
Week 3–6: build modular creative kit, launch first orchestrations.
Week 7–10: instrument speed and form friction, run two lift tests.
Week 11–13: reallocate budget by incrementality, publish learnings.
New dimensions reward systems thinking: tighter loops between data, creative, and delivery; faster tests; clearer value. The brand that learns fastest wins.
Author
David Gibson
Technical Lead
[07]
Other Posts
In 2026, calm, systemic visuals dominate: strict grids, duo-palettes, mono-typography, and micromotion as feedback. Subtle 3D gradients, material textures.
Web design has always reflected the technology of its time. In the early days, static pages dominated. Then came dynamic sites, mobile responsiveness, and immersive visuals.
Screens are not the product. They are one surface of a larger system. As computation spreads into space, objects, and context, design shifts from arranging pixels to shaping behaviors.
[07]
Other Posts
In 2026, calm, systemic visuals dominate: strict grids, duo-palettes, mono-typography, and micromotion as feedback. Subtle 3D gradients, material textures.
Web design has always reflected the technology of its time. In the early days, static pages dominated. Then came dynamic sites, mobile responsiveness, and immersive visuals.
Screens are not the product. They are one surface of a larger system. As computation spreads into space, objects, and context, design shifts from arranging pixels to shaping behaviors.
[07]
Other Posts
In 2026, calm, systemic visuals dominate: strict grids, duo-palettes, mono-typography, and micromotion as feedback. Subtle 3D gradients, material textures.
Web design has always reflected the technology of its time. In the early days, static pages dominated. Then came dynamic sites, mobile responsiveness, and immersive visuals.
Screens are not the product. They are one surface of a larger system. As computation spreads into space, objects, and context, design shifts from arranging pixels to shaping behaviors.
Context over channels
Design for moments, not media. Map the day into “before → during → after” and place messages at the lowest-attention point that still moves the metric. Use glanceable formats, short video, and utility content. Kill orphan campaigns that do not connect to a user moment.
Treat consented data like an asset with SLAs. Build simple value exchanges: account perks, calculators, trackers, waitlists. Unify IDs, define event names, and prune fields. Train models on your data, not rented audiences.
Make modular assets: hooks, bodies, end cards. Generate variants fast, then let the system pick winners. Use small framing changes—lead with problem, proof, or demo. Measure attention per second and scroll-hold not only CTR.
Automate placements across search, social, retail media, and email with one brief and shared IDs. Use server-side tagging, clean rooms where needed, and frequency caps across channels. Think “orchestrations,” not “bursts.”
Measurement that matters
Define a ladder: business KPI → proxy metrics → diagnostics. Example for signup growth: new accounts → CTR, CVR → LCP, form friction, creative recall. Use incrementality tests, MMM light for budget, and lift studies per cohort.
Use models for four jobs: audience discovery, creative drafting, bidding, and analytics summaries. Keep humans for strategy, guardrails, and brand tone. Log prompts and outcomes like experiments.
Invest in properties you control: site speed (LCP ≤2.0s), content searchability (schema, clusters), community emails, and tools. Depend less on rented reach.
Clear consent, visible reasons for personalization, and an undo for choices. Collect less, explain more. Reputation compounds faster than spend.
Starter roadmap (90 days)
Week 1–2: define moments, KPIs, event map.
Week 3–6: build modular creative kit, launch first orchestrations.
Week 7–10: instrument speed and form friction, run two lift tests.
Week 11–13: reallocate budget by incrementality, publish learnings.
New dimensions reward systems thinking: tighter loops between data, creative, and delivery; faster tests; clearer value. The brand that learns fastest wins.
Author
David Gibson
Technical Lead
[07]
Other Posts
In 2026, calm, systemic visuals dominate: strict grids, duo-palettes, mono-typography, and micromotion as feedback. Subtle 3D gradients, material textures.
Web design has always reflected the technology of its time. In the early days, static pages dominated. Then came dynamic sites, mobile responsiveness, and immersive visuals.
Screens are not the product. They are one surface of a larger system. As computation spreads into space, objects, and context, design shifts from arranging pixels to shaping behaviors.
[07]
Other Posts
In 2026, calm, systemic visuals dominate: strict grids, duo-palettes, mono-typography, and micromotion as feedback. Subtle 3D gradients, material textures.
Web design has always reflected the technology of its time. In the early days, static pages dominated. Then came dynamic sites, mobile responsiveness, and immersive visuals.
Screens are not the product. They are one surface of a larger system. As computation spreads into space, objects, and context, design shifts from arranging pixels to shaping behaviors.
[07]
Other Posts
In 2026, calm, systemic visuals dominate: strict grids, duo-palettes, mono-typography, and micromotion as feedback. Subtle 3D gradients, material textures.
Web design has always reflected the technology of its time. In the early days, static pages dominated. Then came dynamic sites, mobile responsiveness, and immersive visuals.
Screens are not the product. They are one surface of a larger system. As computation spreads into space, objects, and context, design shifts from arranging pixels to shaping behaviors.