Designer Things

I remember the first website I ever built—back in 1998, it had a spinning skull GIF and a visitor counter, and I thought it was the most sophisticated

I used to think the holes in letters were just… there. But here’s the thing—those spaces, what typographers call counters, aren’

I used to think legal documents were just boring bureaucratic artifacts—until I started tracing the genealogy of what historians call the Black Codes.

I used to think accessible design was just about ramps and screen readers. Turns out, the visual language of neurodivergent-friendly interfaces is this

I used to think italic letters were just slanted versions of regular type—you know, like someone nudged them sideways in a hurry. Turns out the story’

I used to think Stuckism was just angry painters yelling at Damien Hirst. Turns out, the photographers in that movement—people like Ella Guru and Larry

I used to think Swiss design was just about being clean and minimal, but that’s only half the story. In the 1950s, a group of designers in Switzerland—mostly

Apache basket weaving isn’t just craft—it’s a mathematical language spoken in willow and devil’s claw. I used to think geometric patterns

I used to think Byzantine mosaics were just old church decorations until I saw one up close in Ravenna. The thing about Byzantine craftsmen—and I mean

I used to think organic design was just about curves and leaves. Turns out, the philosophy runs deeper than aesthetics—way deeper, actually.