Notes

Short essays, design engineering observations, and notes on typography, animation, and tactile software craft.

The tactile web: bringing physical weight back to pixels

Why software feels dead when it lacks physical resistance, optical feedback, and organic spring easing.

Sep 2026·4 min read

Dual-register design: why every brand needs an editorial and utility mode

Splitting a design system into expressive character surfaces and quiet utility canvases.

Aug 2026·6 min read

Token abstraction for personal side projects

How parameterizing 3 CSS variables lets one design language spawn infinite personal project variations.

Aug 2026·3 min read