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AceMode AI content

I make AceMode's explainer videos and cover art, built with code instead of a video editor. AceMode shows everyday workers which new AI tools and features can actually speed up their work and change how they do it.

From the AI Lab: the video pipeline ↓ · the cover workflow ↓

RoleAI Content Designer
ToolsCodex · Claude Code
AI coding tools
TimelineJul 2026 – now
Platforms6 platforms, US + ChinaWatch on YouTube ↗
Frames from four AceMode explainer videos
Part 1Explainer videos
Latest video

One new AI feature, one minute.

Each video starts from a real work moment and shows what one new AI feature does with it. I write and storyboard; AI coding tools (Codex, Claude Code) build every scene in code.

Published on LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, plus Xiaohongshu and Douyin for Chinese-speaking viewers.

How it's told

A story shape I kept refining.

01 · The pain

Start with the mess

"The call's over." A moment viewers know.

02 · The tool

Show it, don't list it

Real input in, clear result out.

03 · Your check

AI organizes, you own the facts

Every video shows what a person must still verify.

04 · Try it

A safe first step

One small, low-risk way to try it.

Iteration

4 videos in 3 weeks — getting closer to hand-made.

Each round: smoother motion, a clearer story, better sound.

v1 · Oct 7

Notion AI meeting notes

First try. The idea works; pacing is slow.

v2 · Oct 8

Claude Docs weekly update

Clearer before → after; adds "your check".

v3 · Oct 15

Comparing vendor quotes

Opens on a concrete problem.

v4 · Oct 22

Audio uploads to tasks

Fastest hook, full voice and sound mix.

Behind the scenes

Not just videos — a pipeline.

01 · Sound

Every motion has a sound

  • Call endshang-up tone
  • Card pops insoft pop
  • Text types outkeyboard
  • "NOT SENT"stamp
02 · Voice, 7th version

AI narration that sounds human

  • Whole scenes in one take
  • No forced excitement
  • Pauses only where things move

Final take: 7 seconds shorter than the last

03 · Automation

A reusable AI workflow

Packaged as a "skill": instructions and scripts that Codex and Claude Code follow, so every video is made the same way.

  • 7 guides
  • 12 scripts
  • 1 video template
  • Auto quality check

Open-source version on GitHub ↗

Part 2Editorial covers
AI editorial covers

One look, every post.

AceMode sends me a LinkedIn article that's ready to publish; I make its cover.

One style for every post: a short serif headline and one calm, physical metaphor.

Cover: One Inbox, Not One Experience — Beeper review Cover: They Dare Not Close the Door — Timetool review Cover: When AI Sets the Price Cover: When Email Becomes Action — FiloMail review Cover: Beautiful Until You Export — AI PPT tools review Cover: AI Only Sees the Trace Cover: Your AI Coworker Needs a Contract Cover: ColaOS Put AI on My Desktop
Why it connects to my design work

Explaining an AI tool in sixty seconds is the same problem as designing one: show people what it does, what it can't, and what they still control.