Long-form
Essays
Longer arguments about design, technology, products, and the forces that shape them.
Searching for constraints
The cost of making things, how we decide what to make, and monoculture.
Pasteboard: Infinite songs in your pocket
A theoretical iPod Pro I designed and never finished — what a 'Pro' iPod might be in the age of streaming and field recording, and the questions I never resolved.
On transitional forms
It’s harder to spot transitional objects, because they frequently will have huge industry behind them.
Don't tell anyone until it's finished
In a life spent building things I've come to realize one of the main differences between something shipped and something...not.