Simon Corry

Science & Creativity

Product Designer
Front-End Developer
Team Leader

I'm Simon, a multi-award winning product designer based in New York. During my career I've had the privilege of creating experiences for clients including the New York Times and Google. I've also helped guide teams at Facebook and startups like Highfive and WeTransfer.

  • Visual Design
  • Design Systems
  • IA/UI/UX
  • Strategy
  • Prototyping
  • HTML/CSS

Plain Language

I'm a design engineer, not a deep engineer, so when something is written in jargon I lose the thread fast. These posts are about the opposite habit: writing clearly, cutting the words that hide meaning, and making software talk to people like people. Some of it is about teaching machines to do the same.

  • Design Process, Meet Agent ProcessJuly, 2026

    Foundry is a plug-n-play agent process built by designers for designers. Enjoy plain-English definitions for agent vocabulary, mapped onto the design process.

  • The Stutter I Couldn't SeeJune, 2026

    An exacerbated designer's plain-English story of chasing frame stutters for months, and why the real fix was a workflow that measured evidence not vibes.

  • Agents and the English LanguageJune, 2026

    I taught my AI coding agent to write in plain English, not engineer-speak, so I can catch its mistakes. Here's the system that keeps it honest.

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