(Journal) — Essays & notes

Journal

Notes on interface craft, research habits and the quieter parts of design work. A new essay roughly once a month.

Bright empty room with a ladder, a stool and a plant

Craft

The quiet power of an empty state

Empty states are the first thing new users see and the last thing teams design. A small case for treating them as onboarding, not decoration.

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Earlier essays

Sketches and pens spread across a wooden desk

Research

Aug 27, 2026

8 min read

Research you can do in a week

Ceramic mug on a white table by a window

Product

Jun 9, 2026

5 min read

Designing for the second visit

Assorted colourful wooden blocks

Systems

Mar 18, 2026

7 min read

What a design system can’t fix

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