On restraint
The hardest part of any interface is deciding what to leave out. Most products are improved by deletion.
bigballs
Designer and builder making quiet, considered things on the internet. Software that behaves, interfaces that breathe.
Selected work
Halden
A writing tool that gets out of the way. Local-first, keyboard-driven, and stubbornly minimal.
Fjord Systems
Component library and tokens for a fintech team of forty. One source of truth, light and dark from day one.
Saunatime
A tiny ritual app for slow evenings. Timers, temperatures, and nothing you do not need.
Nord Index
A calm dashboard for noisy numbers. Charts that read in a glance and never shout.
Notes
On materials
Type, space, and contrast are the only materials a screen really has. Everything else is decoration borrowed from elsewhere.
On speed
Fast is a feeling before it is a metric. Cut the wait and people forgive almost anything.
Now
Updated this season. A short list of what has my attention right now.
- Building a local-first notes app, slowly and on purpose.
- Reading about Dieter Rams and the long argument for less.
- Taking commissions for small, sharp product work.