Essays on the craft, written slowly.

May 18, 2026 The space between design and code Design engineering isn't a hybrid role. It's the refusal to let the interesting problems fall into the gap between two job titles. 6 min read February 9, 2026 Choose boring tools, ship interesting work Novelty is a budget. Spend it on the product, not the plumbing. 5 min read November 3, 2025 Notes on taste Taste isn't knowing what's good. It's noticing what's wrong — earlier, and in more dimensions, than most people bother to look. 7 min read July 21, 2025 Finish your side projects Shipping is a muscle, and side projects are where you train it without a client watching. 4 min read March 14, 2025 I still write CSS by hand The layer where design becomes real deserves a craftsman's attention, not a generator's defaults. 5 min read