Am I letting my own personal beliefs and biases affect the outcome I ultimately want?

The genesis and evolution of modern branding and visual identities, from the 19th century to how we experience them today.

A system that preserves the act of drawing itself, where every gesture is remembered and every image continues to evolve.

How prioritizing standard HTML features reduces maintenance and enhances long-term interface stability.

Abductive reasoning for design. Read any website’s taste: tokens + the decisions behind them. A Claude Code skill.

You can play piano (unless you can’t play piano).

Understand the minds you design for and the mind you design with.

How software commoditization shifts user value from technical production to individual curation.

How shifting engineering to intent management accelerates feature deployment.

Cold email as an enduring protocol for intentional networking outside algorithm-driven platforms.

Named colors with documented histories.

A few examples to help the average layperson understand the business side of AI.

How large language models handle web accessibility standards. Or don't.

How the media turns rich guys’ opinions into news.

Professional dithering effects instantly with this dithertone free tool.

How Big AI need us more than we need them.

Over 1,700 pre-installed operating systems spanning 1948 to today, in a single Linux VM. Bundled QEMU, VirtualBox, and UTM.

Every generation of computing believes the interface it loves will last forever.

Interactive simulation: competitive firms over-automate because each captures the full cost saving but only 1/N of the demand destruction.

Most companies default to a schedule designed for managers that systematically destroys the cognitive capacity for the work they actually need.

Create masonry layouts in pure CSS. Absorb the possibilities with the Field Guide’s interactive playground.

How AI is absorbing the visible friction that open-source communities have always relied on to see—and welcome—newcomers.

A diverse collection of over 100 unique button styles. Get the code you need to enhance your web projects with stylish, functional buttons.

And whether the next generation of practitioners will get the same thing.

Multilingual encyclopedia of typographic terms.

The least fun but most required part of our work.

An interactive 3D globe showing every match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup — browse by date, group, team, or city.

When Japan broke up its national railway in 1987, the new companies agreed on one thing to keep the same.