Greg Robleto

Design and product leader working at the intersection of finance, brand, and digital platforms. Based in Rockville, Maryland, I explore how design, systems, and AI shape the next generation of financial products.

Design Director at Motley Fool Asset Management.

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Featured Builds

Lightsaber Art

A detailed gallery exploring the unique design language of lightsabers across the Star Wars universe.

Side-Project

Faux Metro

Imagining what mass transit maps might look like if fantasy worlds and fictional cities had subway systems.

Side-Project

CSS Art Studio

Illustrations created entirely with CSS and a single HTML div—exploring how far pure code can be pushed as a creative medium.

Side-Project

Here’s the Thing…

Short, practical advice for life, work, and growing up—written for my daughters but useful for anyone trying to navigate adulthood.

Side-Project

Star Wars Weather

See how today’s weather compares to climates across the Star Wars galaxy—from Tatooine heat to Hoth-level cold.

Side-Project

MeepleGo

A modern companion for board-game enthusiasts to track plays, build rankings, and explore new games.

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Reawarding

A platform for rethinking film awards—letting movie fans revisit past Oscars and decide what should have won.

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Palindrome Today?

A tiny web experiment that checks whether today’s date reads the same forward and backward.

Side-Project

Writing

AI Hasn’t Replaced Design. It Revealed What Design Wasn't.

AI enhances design workflows by producing reliable artifacts quickly, but it can't replace the critical thinking and decision-making that give design its meaning. The true value of design lies in the intent and judgment behind the work, now more visible than ever.

AIMar 2026

AI Hasn’t Replaced Design. It Revealed What Design Wasn't.

Making the Most out of Mulch. Stay With Me.

This weekend, I enhanced the Rockville High School Booster Club Mulch Sale website by streamlining the checkout process and improving clarity. The changes reduce manual follow-ups and make ordering easier for families, ultimately benefiting the hardworking volunteers.

DesignMar 2026

Making the Most out of Mulch. Stay With Me.

AI in Design Isn't Just About Speed. It's About What You Can Afford to Discard.

The story about AI in design has been about speed. But underneath the speed is a quieter shift: removal is finally as cheap as addition. When the cost of evaluation collapses, the asymmetry that built up legacy product collapses with it — and the designer's job changes shape in the process.

AIMay 2026

AI in Design Isn't Just About Speed. It's About What You Can Afford to Discard.

Signals of Design

Building the Boundaries: Design Has Moved to Before the Prompt

A concise look at how AI‑generated design excels in isolated demos but drifts when iterated, highlighting the need for explicit governance and preserved intent to keep work coherent, distinctive, and resilient across revisions.

AIApr 2026

Building the Boundaries: Design Has Moved to Before the Prompt

Your Product Doesn't Need a Tour, It Needs a First Win

Effective onboarding transforms user curiosity into confidence by guiding them through their first actions, showcasing meaningful results, and reinforcing purpose. It's not about explaining the product; it's about helping users see its value through small, impactful steps.

DesignApr 2026

Your Product Doesn't Need a Tour, It Needs a First Win

I Watched Artemis II Launch, Then Built It in CSS

After witnessing the historic Artemis II launch, the author created an animated CSS art representation of the rocket using just HTML and CSS, capturing the essence of the liftoff with innovative gradient techniques and a focus on timely creativity over perfection.

CSS ArtApr 2026

I Watched Artemis II Launch, Then Built It in CSS

Greg Robleto

Featured Builds

Lightsaber Art

Faux Metro

CSS Art Studio

Here’s the Thing…

Star Wars Weather

MeepleGo

Reawarding

Palindrome Today?

Writing

AI Hasn’t Replaced Design. It Revealed What Design Wasn't.

Making the Most out of Mulch. Stay With Me.

AI in Design Isn't Just About Speed. It's About What You Can Afford to Discard.

Web Overhauls Under Real Constraints

Experiments in Public

Designing Trust in Financial Products

Not Everything Needs To Be Built

Building the Boundaries: Design Has Moved to Before the Prompt

Your Product Doesn't Need a Tour, It Needs a First Win

I Watched Artemis II Launch, Then Built It in CSS