# Zero-Vector Design
> A design philosophy for the age of AI.

## About
Zero-Vector Design is a methodology, an open-source ecosystem, and a growing movement redefining how products get built in the age of AI. It provides principles, processes, and tools for building digital products with AI, where the creator's intent flows directly into the artifact with no intermediary, no translation layer, and no friction.

## The Seven Principles
1. Intent is the product — What you mean to build is what gets built.
2. Craft compounds — Every decision is a layer of intent, and they stack.
3. Context is architecture — Structure your knowledge and the AI becomes your hands.
4. Ship the real thing — Prototypes are waste. Build what ships.
5. Velocity demands integrity — Moving fast means knowing what you are building and why.
6. Tools are temporary, principles are permanent — Frameworks change. Thinking endures.
7. One person can move mountains — The right person with the right system changes everything.

Principle Zero: Take from all that which is around you and make of it something more.

## Key Pages
- Homepage / Manifesto: https://zerovector.design/
- Philosophy: https://zerovector.design/philosophy
- The Approach: https://zerovector.design/approach
- For Builders: https://zerovector.design/for-builders
- For Leaders: https://zerovector.design/for-leaders
- For Enterprise: https://zerovector.design/for-enterprise
- For Hire (Arroyo Labs): https://zerovector.design/for-hire
- Media: https://zerovector.design/media
- The Origin: https://zerovector.design/origin
- The Name: https://zerovector.design/name
- Investiture (deep framework): https://zerovector.design/investiture
- Get Started: https://zerovector.design/start
- Zero Hack (hackathon): https://zerovector.design/zerohack

## Missions
- Open Vector: https://open.zerovector.design — Free learning platform for design-led engineering
- Investiture: https://zerovector.design/investiture — Stormlight Archive-inspired design mastery framework
- Labrador: https://herelabrador.ai — Open-source persistent memory and knowledge retrieval for LLMs
- Arroyo Labs: https://arroyo.zerovector.design — Production arm, one designer + AI crew

## Creator
Erika Flowers — 31 years in UX and service design, published sci-fi author, creator of Zero-Vector Design.
- Website: https://helloerikaflowers.com
- Substack: https://substack.com/@uxerika
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/uxerika/
- GitHub: https://github.com/erikaflowers

## Related Projects
- Investiture: https://github.com/erikaflowers/investiture — Decoupled application scaffold for AI-assisted development
- Fictioneer: https://getfictioneer.com — AI-powered story development platform (built with ZV principles)

## License
Content: CC BY-SA 4.0
Code: MIT