Krystel Reina
I design ways for people to understand complex systems, question an AI’s reading, and decide what happens next.
A closer look at the decisions
01 · ThoughtGlass
When a system’s reading misses the point, a person needs a way to change the relationship it has drawn.
My contribution: I directed the product’s development, required traceable states, and asked for motion to explain relationships. When the correction loop froze during use, I called for an audit.
Independent project · Worked interaction demo
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The AI Design Atlas
A visual language for understanding creative AI tools and imagining how they might work together. Read an element, combine it with others, then examine the idea through different artifacts.
My contribution: I defined the audience and learning purpose, chose reusable theme foundations, and identified where the interface failed to carry those themes through.
Independent project · Public explorer
Explore the AtlasSpecialist positions, a recommendation, and a human decision kept separately inspectable.
Local prototype
Synthetic example
Research context turned into structured artifacts, with prompt instructions against invented evidence. Generated content still needs review.
Working prototype
A depth-psychological astrology interpreter, explored as both a portable skill and a web experience.
Private preview
A motion and theme engine inside the Atlas. An exploration of changing expression while keeping meaning recognizable.
Open the Atlas, then choose StudioInside the Atlas
Field notes · Essays · Receipts
Private language, context packs, and one idea run through a music model eight times. The essays live on Substack; their prompts, transcripts, and audio receipts are filed here.
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I’m interested in product design work where AI, complex systems, and human judgment meet.