The journal

Every essay, oldest habits included.

A running collection of short pieces on interface design, typography and the process of getting something right.

Design

The quiet interface

The best software rarely asks for attention. It waits, it stays out of the way, and it is ready the moment you need it.

6 min read
Craft

Type is the interface

Long before anyone notices your colour palette, they have already decided how the page feels. Type did that.

5 min read
Design

Room to breathe

Whitespace is not what is left over when the content runs out. It is the thing doing the arranging.

4 min read
Process

Let the first draft be ugly

Polish applied too early is not craft. It is a very convincing way of avoiding the hard part.

5 min read