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For years I had a strict rule against allowing dumb television into our home. I still do. Now I’m not talking about cheesy or soapy dramas (I’m a sucker for them on occasion). I’m talking about things with no redeeming value, built only to draw you in

This is the fourth installment of the top five post each week. Thanks to my brother I’ve been re-reading my work each week and pulling out my favorite pieces to share. * Sorting and choosing - This piece by Seth Godin has been in my brain all week. I love

This week I was reminded how important it is to stay flexible as a designer. I was creating a bunch of pages for a complex flow intended for a business type of user. I’d gone over the flow numerous times, buttoned up the pages, and tried to make sure

I am dissatisfied when I ask ChatGPT or Claude.ai to write something for me. The writing has no life, no flair. It’s repeating patterns it’s been trained on, and the result is a pretty good imitation, but the voice is tinny and robotic. Anyone exploring AI has

This video from Adrian on a daily photography practice is worth watching. Though it’s about photography it applies to nearly any skill we could hope to improve. As an amateur photographer I’ve found incredible joy in capturing images of the world around me. On my daily runs I’

A product designer is someone who knows how to digest a problem and think through it, then come up with solutions that can be tested. They, of course, use various tools and methods to accomplish this. User research, low and high-fidelity ideation, coding or not, prototyping or not, and

Apple’s sleep tracking features have been pushing in this direction for a while, and the addition of sleep apnea detection last fall really pushed it over the edge. You don’t have to wear your Apple Watch overnight, but Apple really wants you to. … Surprisingly, having the watch on

In all the talk of AI and using it for thinking and writing, a crucial element is often missed. For every word that’s written there are untold thoughts run through are heads to process the final output. This may be less true in some media, such as a quick

Tapbacks are useful. It’s hard to imagine a world without them. But they’re also an easy excuse for not engaging—why send a thoughtful response when an exclamation or thumbs up will suffice? I’m glad we have them, and glad that they’ve been extended to emoji.

[…] I think that means changing how we think about AI not as a tool but a collaborative partner who can bring the full weight and might of human knowledge, thinking frameworks, research methods, and enhanced synthesis to every user. Whereas I used to see AI as a gimmick and then