Words & Letters
Maybe you’ve heard the popular, data-centric phrase, “You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” I like data; it often informs what I do. The fact remains that we designers are so often beaten down by data in an attempt to create logic where feelings are scary. I’ve done my share of A/B tests. I’ve used […]
The time change is upon us, more light in the evenings–which I like. It’s been a grind, and I’ll take a little extra sun in whatever way I can get it. I’m still working on my game, with the help of Claude. I’m at the point now where it’s in app testing. If you have […]
I’ve travelled more this year already than all of last year. Mostly for work, with a few quick, fun, opportunistic trips in between. I love traveling. My family was always going somewhere, exclusively in a car, which is maybe why I still love a road trip, even when I rarely have the time for one. […]
For the first time in a long time, I wrote a short thing about my own work–Teaching Computers to Draw. It’s not that I’m not making things, but I often ignore the crucial step of documentation and telling the story. This is very common for designers. We’re always focused on the problem, making, and once […]
I’m not an AI expert. I’m an enthusiast, and playing around with these things is how I learn. I’ve been working with Cursor and Claude Code, and my most successful experiment to date has been rebuilding the iOS game, Strategery. This game recently stopped working on my phone. It doesn’t have fancy features. It doesn’t […]
I don’t plan to take a week off. It usually happens when I see the deadline approaching and realize there’s just no way. Work has been busy, life has been busy, and it was time. I don’t see either of these calming down in the near future, but I’ll work through it. This week’s links […]
Short month, short batch of links to get it rolling. No rhyme ot reason, just trying to keep up, and get some sleep as well. Photography Benjamin Wolf Prints available on Etsy Web Design/UX/UI Apple’s unrivalled commitment to excellence is fading – a designer explains why It feels a peculiar decision to let users get […]
While the world continues to spiral, I’m trying to focus on making things. We can’t control it all, so what I can do is make nice things, highlight great work, and hug those that I love. I implemented a new feature on my blog with the help of Cursor and Claude Code. If you want […]
What’s happening in the world is really hard to watch. I just got lost doomscrolling, and the crap I saw is awful. I try not to get caught up in it. The distractions are endless, and the facts are few and far between the noise, chaos, and hate. We’ve been here before, which is sad […]
I’ve read all the books about habits. I have some bad ones, and I have some habits that are beneficial. I know the cycle: cue, routine, reward. I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. That doesn’t mean I don’t have goals, improvements, or new projects. So many projects–not enough time. Another habit of mine–starting projects. This […]