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It’s fun to ask questions. They’re cover for any situation. If we don’t understand it’s an opportunity to learn. And that’s always a good thing. Too often we feel pressured to pretend that we know a topic—why not just throw that to the wind

As a designer part of my job is to think about buttons, where they’ll go on a screen, and what happens when they’re pressed. We’ve got checkmarks, cards, toggles, dropdowns, accordions, select menus, chips, the idealized button itself, and so much more. It’s tempting to create

Each week I share my top five posts from the last week. I’m sharing this a bit early. Thank you, and as always feedback is appreciated. * Testing the Playdate - I finally got my hands on a Playdate and share my initial observations. Currently I’m on the hunt for

The Playdate captured my imagination years ago. I don’t know how many times I’ve gone to its website to look at the console, scroll through games, and imagine myself holding this grayscale blob of yellow. Well now I’ve actually got one in my hands. As a child

MacRumors shared a post highlighting Astropad’s latest cover for the iPad. The Rock Paper Pencil kit includes a microtexture screen protector that goes on the  iPad , and an accompanying Apple Pencil tip to use along with it. The latest version of the Rock Paper Pencil has a reengineered NanoCling

I don’t have an issue with people being skeptical of new technology. I’m skeptical too, and so should you. We should be asking hard questions about how these systems are built, who they exploit, and who they ultimately serve. But when the critique turns into a litmus test

I’ve started a new book that I’ll probably finish. Recently I’ve been listening to the Mobile Dev Memo podcast, hosted by Eric Seufert. I subscribed after Ben Thompson invited him on Stratechery a few times. The podcast is great. Eric invites guests on to talk about advertising

Alright, it’s time. 2025 is shaping up to be the year that design shifts from flat to dimensional. I remember when Jony Ive ushered in the era of flat design. It was exciting, new, and I was all in—especially because it meant the horrible Apple Notes app would

The reason that most memos, speeches and edicts fall flat is simple: we get stuck on the idea that we’re talking to a crowd. When we’re speaking or writing, the crowd is just an illusion. What’s actually happening is that there is one person over there, another