Study A2 Monolith
Sophie Xie · Field manual A2
Fig. 0 · subject

Product designer. Currently: human–AI substrates.

Previously: Staff Designer, Generative AI at Adobe

Fig. 1 · now

Feb – Jun 2026

An agent-driven task app where agents research, plan, and execute.

Common Tools · design partner · IA, agent interaction patterns, mobile, product language

Fig. 2 · boards

2024 – 2025

Adobe Firefly Boards.

Staff Designer · canvas, editing, model controls

Fig. 3 · camera

2024 – 2025

Generative cinematography.

Vision research → camera-motion controls, Firefly + After Effects

Fig. 4 · facet

2020 – 2024

Facet.

0 → 500K

creators · multi-modal canvas, batch editing, conversational prompting

Fig. 5 · earlier

2011 – 2017

Earlier.

  • ClassDojoStories, now in 90% of US K–8 schools
  • SnowballAcquired by Credit Karma
  • WillCallApple Best New App · acquired by Ticketfly
  • FacebookCreator of Stickers · +6% message sends
  • LookoutFirst designer · 200M+ devices
Fig. 6 · before

before design

Human cognition.

UCLA Cognitive Science · Human Perception Lab · published in cognitive psychology

Fig. 7 · contact

taking on select projects in 2026

hi@soph.land

Oakland, California · @puffins · replies within a day or two

Study A2 · GPU raymarch, 8 × 8 Bayer · — · October 2026