pithhead.com

Context

Pithhead needed a public site that explained the company and its games. I used Codex to implement it, then reviewed the result against its purpose and visual direction.

Approach

I established the site's purpose, audience, hierarchy, and visual reference points, then used Codex to turn that direction into an implementation. I reviewed the output in small passes and adjusted both the instructions and the code as decisions became clearer.

What happened

The result was a public Pithhead site and a more practical understanding of where human direction matters most in AI-assisted development.

Working with AI

Codex handled much of the implementation. My role was to provide the context it could not infer: what the site needed to communicate, which details were essential, what visual choices did not fit, and how each revision should be judged.

Key details

• The work began with a written direction rather than an implementation plan.
• Visual references and specific feedback helped keep each revision on course.
• Reviewing the result was as important as generating the first version.

Tools and method

Codex was the primary implementation tool. The useful skills were not limited to writing prompts; they included making constraints explicit, supplying focused feedback, and recognizing when an output needed a different direction.

Lessons learned

AI-assisted development works better when the brief includes a clear outcome, concrete references, and room to review individual decisions. A vague request can produce a plausible result, but not necessarily the right one.

Limitations

I did not build the site manually. The quality still depended on the decisions, references, and review criteria I supplied, and some refinements required several iterations.

Next step

Record the initial brief and selected review cycles so the process is easier to reuse on future projects.