By paul@aifoc.us (Paul Kinlan) on

Hey hey - this has been a post that has been on my mind for a while but I couldn't quite work out what I wanted to say. It wasn't until I got a demo working last night (you will see the first image and video it produced after working).

I'm really interested in the future of generative UI and the potential for a "Generative Web", however I think there are a lot of unsolved issues.

I'm looking for feedback (for and against), ideas and suggestions as I dive into what hypermedia might be like now we have LLMs.

By paul@aifoc.us (Paul Kinlan) on

I remember my early days building for the web. We had no separation of concerns. We used <font> and <center> tags, transparent spacer.gifs, and complex table layouts to force our content into a shape. Presentation and content were a single, messy soup.

My first encounter with CSS in Netscape Navigator 4 was a mind-blowing moment. It was the first time I was confronted with the idea that you could (and should) separate the document’s structure (HTML) from its presentation (CSS).

This concept was cemented for the entire industry by the CSS Zen Garden. It was the ultimate demo: one single HTML file, hundreds of completely different visual designs. This idea, that content and presentation are two different things, has stuck with me ever since.

By Paul Kinlan on September 21st, 2025

Hello! Paul here with a quick note before the email. I'm still trying to get the hang of Buttondown email. I thought it had processed all of my previous posts, but nope. I have some thoughts on token processing and living dangerously and would love your thoughts and feedback.

This is a very quick post. I had an idea as I was walking the dog this evening and I wanted to build a functioning demo and write about it within a couple of hours.