Field notes

Writing from the studio.

Short essays and long ones. Engineering, design, AI, and the messy in-between.

AI · Featured

How to know if your AI feature is actually useful

A short, honest framework for deciding whether an AI feature earns its keep — or is quietly costing you trust.

Ihu Fathima · 6 min read

Design

Design systems that ship — and the ones that don't

The single reason most design systems stall isn't tooling. It's ownership.

7 min read

Studio

The Lomos way — how we ship in weeks, not quarters

Our default cadence, review rituals, and the reason our clients see demos on Fridays.

8 min read

Culture

How we hire in 2026 (and why we don't do coding tests)

Trials, portfolios, and a hard limit on interview loops.

5 min read

Web Development

How much does a website cost in Sri Lanka? (2026 guide)

What a website actually costs in Sri Lanka in 2026 — by type of build, what drives the number up, and the running costs most quotes leave out.

9 min read

Web Development

How to choose a web development company in Sri Lanka

The questions that separate a studio that ships from a vendor that disappears — and the contract terms worth insisting on.

8 min read

Web Development

Web design vs web development: what is the difference?

Two different jobs, two different skill sets — and the handover between them is where most projects lose time.

6 min read

SEO

How much does SEO cost in Sri Lanka — and what should it include?

Audit, retainer or project? What each buys, how to judge value, and why anyone guaranteeing position one is selling you a story.

9 min read

AI

How AI can automate a Sri Lankan business (without the hype)

Five automations that pay for themselves in weeks, the difference between rules and AI, and how to run a two-week pilot.

8 min read

Software

Custom software vs SaaS: which should your business build?

A three-year cost view, four questions that decide it, and why the answer is usually a hybrid.

7 min read