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12
Jun
On the Seattle Box and building a visceral house.

On the Seattle Box and building a visceral house.

People who build their own home tend to be very courageous. These people are curious about life. They’re thinking
2 min read
12
Jun
Tuesday, December 23. The shoes I wore to meet the architect....

Tuesday, December 23. The shoes I wore to meet the architect....

weren’t worn to meet the architect at all. They were worn to meet the builder. The designs aren’t
3 min read
12
Jun
On what designers can learn from icebergs and Ernest Hemingway.

On what designers can learn from icebergs and Ernest Hemingway.

My favorite passages In Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast are the direct, austere descriptions of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Painting
2 min read
12
Jun
You're not a designer, either. On the Mantle of Bullshit and the Dunning-Kruger Effect.

You're not a designer, either. On the Mantle of Bullshit and the Dunning-Kruger Effect.

The Dunning-Kruger Effect is a phenomenon in cognitive science asserting that incompetence prevents the incompetent from realizing their incompetence while
2 min read
12
Jun
An open letter to NPR about the pay gap, inspired by Jill Abramson.

An open letter to NPR about the pay gap, inspired by Jill Abramson.

I have been holding this post inside my head (and heart) for years, and in my WordPress queue for months.
5 min read
12
Jun
On loving shoes.

On loving shoes.

After TWELVE years of lusting, I finally bought a pair of Cydwoq shoes. I don’t know the specific count
1 min read
12
Jun
On tools as epic creations.

On tools as epic creations.

I am a toolmaker. But I am also an epic creator. I use tools to cook. To photograph. To write.
1 min read
12
Jun
On the design of everyday culinary things.

On the design of everyday culinary things.

The kitchen is and always has been a place of tools. As such, there’s a lot software designers can
1 min read
12
Jun
Letters from Paris: Why don't we build like this anymore?

Letters from Paris: Why don't we build like this anymore?

The Notre Dame. Sacre Coeur. L’Hotel de Ville. Places des Vosges. The Saint Michel Fountain and the Louvre. The
1 min read
12
Jun
On Whisky-Centered Design: Designing the Glencairn Whisky Glass

On Whisky-Centered Design: Designing the Glencairn Whisky Glass

TASTING whiskies can be a clinical, prosaic task, nosing and assessing, jotting notes, reconsidering, lips compressed in concentration, brow furrowed.
1 min read