A Bounty or a Gym September 13, 2026 Somebody has to mess around so everyone else can find out. Systems Thinking Process Design Philosophy Nature
Let a Thousand Paisleys Bloom September 9, 2026 When creation costs nothing the whole bill lands on the hours. Culture Systems Thinking AI Design Philosophy
The Shape of Intent September 1, 2026 A small set of parts, set a million ways. Everything left unsaid still gets decided. Design Philosophy Process Craft Observation
Credit the Lizard August 13, 2026 Nature is a verified artist, and the royalties are real. The lizard behind the GLP-1 drugs has never seen a cent. Systems Nature Incentives Design
Written for Someone Else August 12, 2026 An extra clause written for someone else. Why include it then? Who's it for? Design Philosophy Culture Psychology Ethics
Count the Empties August 10, 2026 If your method can't come back empty, you might be seeing things that aren't there. Perception Observation Human Limitations Philosophy
The Shelf Life of Bad Math August 3, 2026 Nobody has ever felt a rate. What reaches you is the level, and it tells you what you were doing, not what you are. Systems Thinking Observation Nature Perception
Everything Happens in the Doorway July 31, 2026 Change doesn't happen in the room you left or the one you're entering. Philosophy Perception
Nothing Valued Is Here July 29, 2026 A sign for the year 12,000, and the one thing its designers couldn't draw. Perception Culture Community Philosophy
Every Contact Leaves a Trace July 27, 2026 Every thing you create hands you a slightly altered person going forward. Psychology Reflection Perception Process
Leave It Richer July 21, 2026 The richest forests on earth were made by people, not spared from them. Nature Systems Thinking Culture Reflection
No One Hears Their Own Accent July 9, 2026 The frame you think through is the one thing it can't show you. Perception Philosophy Observation Human Limitations
Where It Wore Thin June 28, 2026 A system takes the shape of whatever's been flowing through it. Systems Thinking Nature Observation Design Philosophy
Fifteen Stones June 25, 2026 A garden in Kyoto is built around the one stone you're never allowed to see. Perception Craft Design Philosophy Observation
The Whole City Is the Interface June 21, 2026 The environment shapes what you want, the screen feeds it back, and the loop tightens. Design Philosophy Systems Thinking Experiential Design Psychology
Worse in Real Time June 18, 2026 What swimming taught me about running a business that working without a break never could. Reflection Process Human Limitations Systems Thinking
The Slow Thing June 16, 2026 There are two ways to leave a mark on the world. One of them grows back. Nature Systems Thinking Philosophy Culture
Naming the Machine June 4, 2026 The name you give a machine is the first design decision, made before any code. AI Perception Psychology Design Philosophy
The Meaning Layer May 20, 2026 On what design tools take when they hand you the finished thing instead of the skill to make it. Craft Process Design Philosophy Design Systems
Designing for the Irrational Majority May 12, 2026 Most UX research assumes a user who weighs every option and knows their own mind. That user doesn't exist. Psychology UX Design Perception Human Limitations
Squint April 14, 2026 A screen always looks finished before anyone has actually seen it. Perception Observation Design Philosophy Craft
Solar-punk Has No Soil March 08, 2026 Every optimistic green-future render crops out the same thing: the soil, the part that rots and feeds what comes next. Design Philosophy Systems Thinking Nature Process
Outvoted Feb 22, 2026 The intellect runs the numbers and usually wins. What it means when the chest refuses to tighten and you act anyway. Psychology Reflection Perception Human Limitations
The Environment Is the Interface Jan 04, 2026 Every interface lives inside a context that's doing more design work than the interface itself. Design Philosophy UX Design Psychology Systems Thinking Observation
What the Hands Know Nov 30, 2025 We are building more intelligence. The question worth asking is what kind. AI Design Philosophy Human Limitations Systems Thinking Nature
The Psychology of "Enough" Oct 21, 2025 Most digital products don't know the word enough. That's not an accident, it's architecture. Psychology Design Philosophy UX Design Human Limitations Process
Instant Bonsai Sept 29, 2025 What it means to work with something living, something that remembers every decision you make. Craft Process Nature Reflection
The Competition Design Pattern July 24, 2025 How platform constraints become cultural evolution engines, shaping which ideas survive and spread. Design Systems Culture Platform Design Information Architecture Psychology
The Bison, The Wolf, and The Designer July 20, 2025 Observation, connection, and the hidden networks that shape experience. Systems Thinking Observation UX Design Nature Psychology Design Philosophy
The Narrow Window July 14, 2025 Human perception is woefully limited. What does this mean for how we design experiences? Perception Philosophy Design Thinking Human Limitations Systems Thinking
Logic & Pixels June 16, 2025 The developer mindsets that can transform how designers approach complex systems and decision-making. Design Development Process Systems Thinking Logic
Failing Forward May 21, 2025 I spent four years building an app no one wanted and I consider it a success.<br> Let me explain. Process Engineering Motivation Creative Journey
Dr. Frankenstein's AI May 10, 2025 How we almost replaced ourselves with AI and why that would have violated everything we stand for. AI Ethics Writing UX Design Humanity
I Handed My Book to AI, and It Gave Me a Podcast. Here’s How It Went. Oct 10, 2024 When I let AI do a deep dive into <i>Your Cup of Tea</i>, the result was surprisingly human. AI Process Storytelling
Sailing with the User Interface Sept 21, 2024 The surprising first moments of an encounter with new technology. Psychology Process Theory
Decision Theories & Models Mar 31, 2024 Design for the mental pathways used to make decisions. Psychology Process Theory
Cherry Tree Buck Mar 16, 2024 Building emotional connection through storytelling. Storytelling Nature Community Experiential Design
The Gumball Machine Mar 4, 2024 How the seamless integration of design & engineering shapes customer experience driving emotional engagement. Design Engineering Ethics in Tech Experiential Design
Missed Deadlines Feb 4, 2024 How setting a due date and repeatedly missing it got me to the finish line. Writing Motivation Time Management Creative Journey Process Experience
