You can’t grow roses in a cornfield
A conversation with Whitney Hess, on careers, whispers, and where to plant yourselfPhoto by
Design has outgrown the traditional designer
Why design education must reconsider the kind of student it imagines.Photo by
Blank pages, Researcher-in-the-loop, Design’s craft crisis
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.“Interface design has known this for decades. It’s baked into one of the o...
Neuroqueering design practice
A look into design as a craft through the lens of neuroqueering.Illustration by Kristina Gushcheva-KeippiläI remember reading
Rethinking success beyond the corporate stairs in the world of design
How AI, metrics, and career anxiety are reshaping designAn endless staircase for endless metrics. Planning a linear ten-year ascent ass...
What Blade Runner got wrong about AI (so far)
The film gave us rain, ziggurats, and androids; the real machine arrived as a blank place to type.The film is a design masterpiece and ...
AI has a hospitality problem money can’t fix
Technological efficiency meets high-end service: a luxury hotel lobby where AI-driven recommendations are seamlessly integrated into th...
What Blade Runner got right about AI
The future the film imagined was analog, cramped, and rain-lit — and it got the feeling of the work exactly right. AI assisted.A 1982 f...
Researcher-in-the-loop
A model for AI-enabled UX research where the researcher governs.A UXR researcher governing AI (AI generated)For a few years now, the UX...
No log off, How to become an AI Designer, vibe coded portfolios
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.