I Asked for a Portfolio but Got a Filing Cabinet
Description and use
Every AI redesign of my portfolio looked different and was the same filing cabinet underneath. What a style guide couldn't fix — and the one instruction that did.
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title: I Asked for a Portfolio but Got a Filing Cabinet
description: Every AI redesign of my portfolio looked different and was the same filing cabinet underneath. What a style guide couldn't fix — and the one instruction that did.
published: true
tags: ai, webdev, design, ux
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> 🦄 I really am trying to get back to writing more and decided to write up a quick, fun post about my arguments with all of my AI friends. It took me
Problem
Every AI redesign of my portfolio looked different and was the same filing cabinet underneath. What a style guide couldn't fix — and the one instruction that did.
---
title: I Asked for a Portfolio but Got a Filing Cabinet
description: Every AI redesign of my portfolio looked different and was the same filing cabinet underneath. What a style guide couldn't fix — and the one instruction that did.
published: true
tags: ai, webdev, design, ux
---
> 🦄 I really am trying to get back to writing more and decided to write up a quick, fun post about my arguments with all of my AI friends. It took me
Outcome
Every AI redesign of my portfolio looked different and was the same filing cabinet underneath. What a style guide couldn't fix — and the one instruction that did.
---
title: I Asked for a Portfolio but Got a Filing Cabinet
description: Every AI redesign of my portfolio looked different and was the same filing cabinet underneath. What a style guide couldn't fix — and the one instruction that did.
published: true
tags: ai, webdev, design, ux
---
> 🦄 I really am trying to get back to writing more and decided to write up a quick, fun post about my arguments with all of my AI friends. It took me
Evidence
I Asked for a Portfolio but Got a Filing Cabinet
- Record date: 2026-09-15T00:30:56.912Z