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deep dives
Flagship case studies
ACY Securities — design systemShipped150-component system, 8 regulatory rewrites absorbed.
Christie's — UHNW real estateShippedSolo full-stack editorial platform, $5M–$80M buyers.
ACY Connect — institutional FIX APIShippedB2B documentation + credential system, FIX 4.4.
Finlogix — data-density redesignShippedControlled study, 4.2s→2.5s time-to-insight.
Xanthos — private bankConceptRM as the primary user; FINRA 2111 · SEC Reg BI. ▶ video
Argos — cross-asset AML/CFTConceptOne beneficial owner, one investigation. ▶ video
Aureus — AI wealth hubConceptFiduciary discipline for retail. ▶ video · also: executive cut
TradeX — institutional terminalConceptL2 order book, portfolio risk matrix, SEC/FINRA gates.
TradeX — hedge fund PM platformConceptPortfolio-manager cognition layer, 11 screens.
Praxis Prime — F2B prime brokerageConceptFIX 4.4→SWIFT Diff Viewer, T+1 · CSDR. ▶ video
Ed Agent — the operating model, runnableOpen sourceOne requirement → 9 human-gated stages. Live console + ▶ video
the artifacts
AI & data concepts
ConnectX — institutional CRM AIConceptFour AI autonomy tiers as governance. ▶ video
Double-Blind — fiduciary AI protocolConceptSHA-256 sealed commit, SEC 17a-4 · SR 11-7. ▶ video
Intent Canvas — typed human+AI artifactConceptAI proposal as a reviewable object, not a paragraph.
Macro Signal Network — live FRED dashboardLive dataSix regime indicators, design-intel annotations.
Index Weights — SPX & NDX as one pieLive data604 constituents, GICS roll-up, hand-coded SVG.
Nova — algo portfolio analysisConceptAI trust architecture at retail scale.
build it yourself
Open-source engines
eds-mcp — design system as MCP server ↗GitHub23 tools + HTTP/OpenAPI. The system, machine-consumable.
Ed Agent — AI operating model ↗GitHubZero-dependency, MIT. v0.6.1, control-room dashboard.
GalaxyJS — canvas animation engineCase study60 cosmic animations, ~20 kB, MCP-served. (GitHub ↗)
ReactΩ — React component registryCase study31 motion/interaction/physics components, AI-native.
what shipped at ACY
The ACY ecosystem
ACY Connect — FIX APIShippedInstitutional B2B integration layer.
Finlogix — market dataShipped8 jurisdictions, 40+ markets.
ACYverseShippedTrader engagement / gamified ecosystem surface.
Logix PanelShippedInternal ops console, 4.5min→72sec.
LogixTraderShippedWeb trading platform.
TradingCup — copy tradingShippedRisk-calibration engine, 0 ASIC findings.
Japan market
Consumer 0-to-1
how the work holds up
Evidence & methodology
Process & methodologyProcessHow a regulated screen gets built.
Data verificationEvidenceThe statistics behind the numbers.
Compliance approachRegulatoryDesigning against the audit.
User-research methodologyResearchHow the insights were gathered.
Institutional readinessAssessmentWhat institutional-grade actually means.
Code prototypesEngineeringWorking surfaces, not slides.
Lessons learnedReflectionWhat failed and what it taught.
Visual design evolutionCraftWhere the aesthetic came from.
AccessibilityA11yThe accessibility posture.
The Terminal Model — AI coworkAI opsHow design compiles with AI in the loop.
Live trading terminal demoDemoAn interactive institutional dealing desk.
Executive recognitionValidationThird-party signal.
practitioner writing
Field notes
All field notesHubThe writing index.
Finlogix methodologyNoteFull disclosure of the d=2.47 study.
ACY post-launch iterationNote18 months after shipping, incl. a failure.
Accessibility auditNoteWhat's measurable vs what isn't.
ACY Connect — political skillNoteThe user who didn't want the software.
Portfolio funnel analysisNoteReading the traffic for hiring signal.
MiFID II best-execution UXNoteRegulation as a design constraint.
ASIC RG 268 disclosure patternsNoteDisclosure that actually gets read.
KYC drop-off & EDDNote27%→55% completion.
FIX latency & order entryNoteDesigning for the microsecond.
the person + the meta
About the portfolio
The logic underneath
Six threads run through the work.
The same problems recur across projects. These are the lenses — each one connects several case studies above.
Regulatory routing & translationTurning law into interface — MiFID II, ASIC RG 268, FINRA 2111, FATF — across ACY, Argos, Praxis Prime, TradeX, Double-Blind.
Retail → institutionalThe same fiduciary logic, two registers: Aureus, Xanthos, Christie's, TradeX.
Fiduciary AI & sign-offAI proposes, the human commits: ConnectX, Double-Blind, Aureus, Ed Agent, Intent Canvas.
Editorial voice in dense UIRestraint at high information density: Christie's, Logix Panel, Nova, Finlogix.
Evidence & verificationModelled-vs-measured discipline: data-verification, the field notes, Finlogix.
Concentration-risk cognitionSeeing the whole exposure: Hedge Fund, Argos, Index Weights, Macro Signal.