Notes on the work — and the thinking that goes in before it.
Thinking · July 2026
A page seen once should dazzle; a tool used a thousand times should disappear. Both are right. The craft is knowing which is which.
Thinking · June 2026
Most of the work in an idea comes before the building: finding the one problem hidden under the answer.
Thinking · May 2026
“Less is more” describes how a finished thing turns out. Followed as a method, it drops the second half: take a part out, and its job still needs somewhere to go.
Thinking · April 2026
A working first version in an evening — the instinct is right, take it. Just keep one line straight: small, or thin?
Thinking · March 2026
Redo something and it often takes a fraction of the time. You didn’t get better overnight. Most of the first pass was never spent on the making.