> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mariacristoforo.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

> Essays and articles on design engineering and building in the startup space.

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  <p className="text-xl leading-relaxed text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 mb-2">Articles on design engineering and building in the startup space.</p>

  <p className="text-sm italic text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-500 mt-6 mb-10">Originally published on Medium, republished here with minor edits</p>

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    <Card title="The Design Process Shift" icon="pen-line" href="/writing/the-design-process-shift" img="/images/design_article1_graphic.png">
      How the design and engineering process on small teams has changed recently and what that means for design engineers.
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    <Card title="UX Friction Coefficient" icon="pen-line" href="/writing/ux-friction-coefficient" img="/images/ux_article1_overall.png">
      A metric for quantifying UX friction on task-based interfaces and how it's useful as a conceptual reminder.
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