In the studioZen — a little more clarity for ambitious work
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Bassem Hesham · Designer & builder

Big ideas.
Clear thinking.
Better things.

I build thoughtful interfaces and systems that make ambitious work feel a little more manageable.

Currently building Zen
Bassem Hesham
Always a work in progress.

The idea is the easy part.
Keeping sight of it is the work.

AI makes it possible to build more than ever. It also makes it easier to lose the thread: more code, more sessions, more things that almost shipped.

I’m interested in what happens when we make that work visible. Clear decisions. Small steps. Something real to look at, question, and improve.

A little about how I work

The Zen workflow

A process you can see.
Skills you can take with you.

Explore all 21 modes
01

Orientation

Set up once. Find the right next step.

Start with /setup
02

Shaping

Give the idea a shape before giving it code.

Start with /grill
03

Delivery

From a clear brief to work you can review.

Start with /spec
04

Quality

Understand the problem. Prove the change.

Start with /diagnose
05

Learning

Keep the lessons. Leave the repetition behind.

Start with /feedback
06

Presentation

Make the work clear, useful, and considered.

Start with /frontend

Find your way

What are you working on?

See the full library

An idea that keeps getting bigger

Make a little room for clarity.

Skill/grillSkill/wayfinderSkill/spec

A project with too many loose ends

Turn the next step into something you can finish.

Skill/tasksSkill/triageSkill/handoff

Something that needs to feel right

Explore it, see it, then make the call.

Skill/prototypeSkill/frontendSkill/review

A lesson you don’t want to repeat

Give your next session a better starting point.

Skill/feedbackSkill/memorySkill/retro

Your own clear space

Meet Zen.
Keep the whole
picture in view.

A private workspace for your agents, decisions, and everything that happens between an idea and “done.”

Inside the workspace
zenWorkspace / Tasks↗
Backlog02
ZEN-TSK-0001

Give the idea a shape

Up next
ZEN-TSK-0002

Explore a new direction

Up next
Working01
ZEN-TSK-0002

Build the usable core

In progress
Review01
ZEN-TSK-0003

Look at the actual change

Ready for you
Every change has a story.Illustrative preview

Selected work

Things I’m putting
my time into.

All work
Bassem Hesham

A human behind the screen

Hi, I’m Bassem.

I’m a visual thinker who likes turning complicated things into something people can understand and use.

Sico Studio is where I bring together the interfaces, tools, and working habits I’m building along the way. Zen grew out of a simple need: to see where the work is going, and keep going with it.

More about me

Take the workflow with you.

Portable skills. Your agent. Your way of working.

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