Nick Jones — Essays and NotesNick is a web, graphic, and experience designer in Los Angeles. Thinking and coding about design.https://nickmjones.me/en-USSearching for constraintshttps://nickmjones.me/essays/searching-for-constraints/https://nickmjones.me/essays/searching-for-constraints/The cost of making things, how we decide what to make, and monoculture.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTPasteboard: Infinite songs in your pockethttps://nickmjones.me/essays/pasteboard-infinite-songs/https://nickmjones.me/essays/pasteboard-infinite-songs/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.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTOn transitional formshttps://nickmjones.me/essays/on-transitional-forms/https://nickmjones.me/essays/on-transitional-forms/It’s harder to spot transitional objects, because they frequently will have huge industry behind them.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTDeep time in Californiahttps://nickmjones.me/notes/california-deep-time/https://nickmjones.me/notes/california-deep-time/The sheer size and scale of places like the Salton Sea or the Mojave Desert just have a way of making one feel small.Sun, 06 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTSubway to Flushinghttps://nickmjones.me/notes/subway-to-flushing/https://nickmjones.me/notes/subway-to-flushing/A subway photo from the ride to hotpot in Flushing. QueensTue, 17 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTKeep Apple weirdhttps://nickmjones.me/notes/keep-apple-weird/https://nickmjones.me/notes/keep-apple-weird/The problem at Apple is that its CEO is super great at making money and not much elseSat, 15 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTNothing for freehttps://nickmjones.me/notes/nothing-for-free/https://nickmjones.me/notes/nothing-for-free/A 30% cut in exchange for one of the largest, most well-tended and poised-to-purchase audiences in history is probably a dealThu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTSocial media is bad actuallyhttps://nickmjones.me/notes/social-media-is-bad-actually/https://nickmjones.me/notes/social-media-is-bad-actually/I think we struggle to find a good purpose or higher meaning for anything we're addicted to.Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTDon't tell anyone until it's finishedhttps://nickmjones.me/essays/dont-tell-anyone-til-its-finished/https://nickmjones.me/essays/dont-tell-anyone-til-its-finished/In a life spent building things I've come to realize one of the main differences between something shipped and something...not.Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTThis is not a camerahttps://nickmjones.me/notes/this-is-not-a-camera/https://nickmjones.me/notes/this-is-not-a-camera/There is still no good replacement for owning your own marketing websiteTue, 28 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMTYou still need a websitehttps://nickmjones.me/notes/you-still-need-a-website/https://nickmjones.me/notes/you-still-need-a-website/There is still no good replacement for owning your own marketing websiteTue, 28 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT