On Learnability Theory and gestural interfaces.
How do humans learn to speak the language of machines? In order to communicate with computers, interfaces embody a set
On the Great Works of Software and Detroit.
I have never been to Detroit, but as a lover of cities, I am interested in what happens to it.
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
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
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
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
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.
On loving shoes.
After TWELVE years of lusting, I finally bought a pair of Cydwoq shoes. I don’t know the specific count
