The deeper an AI design tool enters real projects, the more rule conflicts it will face. A designer has personal preferences. A project has explicit requirements. A client gives temporary feedback. The product itself has defaults. Without priority, AI can easily mix these layers together. My recommended starting order is: product defaults -> designer profile -> current project rules -> explicit instruction in the current session Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode Why project rules should beat personal preferences Personal preferences matter. A designer may have long-term preferences for clearance, material expression, storage strategy, or lighting. But once the work enters a specific project, project rules should take priority. The reason is simple: project rules usually come from the client brief, site conditions, budget, construction limits, and specific users. They are not abstract taste. They are the boundaries of the current project.…