Thinking out Loud
I love talking about design: the process, the thinking, the small decisions that end up mattering more than you’d expect. I write about what I’m learning, what I’m noticing, and the ideas I keep coming back to. Hopefully some of it lands for you too.
Nobody called that a skill. It was just survival. But survival, practiced long enough, becomes instinct. And instinct, applied with...
I had a whole vision. And I need you to know, the vision was immaculate...
I'm not scattered. I'm collecting. There's a difference...
At night on the expressway, the Magikist lips on the I-290 glowed against the Westside sky. It felt fresh and futuristic. Like the...
We don't actually hate waiting. We hate not knowing. There's a difference...
That's the thing nobody talks about. When systems break, we break with them. And then we turn inward...
Bridges don't get applause. They get traffic. And traffic isn't always grateful. But without the bridge, nothing moves...
In second grade I drew Clifford the Big Red Dog on an 18x24 sheet of paper. Every kid in the room recognized it. That was the beginning...
I sat down expecting the DMV experience. You know the one. Instead it just worked...
I didn't leave art direction behind. I expanded what it could mean...
Dairy is last because I don't want my oat milk getting warm while I'm debating between jasmine rice and basmati. Sound familiar? That's...