Design & Craft

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Perspective →

“On rational thinking, taking action, and the courage to choose.”

scissors cutting a rope

A sharp tool can still ruin the cut →

“When AI answers before you understand.”

poetry written with geometric shapes

Beyond form and function: Design is poetry →

“Elevating designs above just form and function.”

illustration of two hands holding a flower

Returning to craft →

“How returning to the craft taught me to be a better leader”

abstract sculpture

Craft →

“On dedication and love for the invisible work.”

closed-in photo of a drill making a hole

Process →

“On building trust, not checklists.”

drawing of chair

Concept →

“On finding the essence of your thinking.”

maya lin artwork made of a pile bricks aligned

Consistency →

“On compounding patterns and the art of divergence.”

photo of geometric arches in a building forming a pattern

Simplicity →

“On removing complexity to add meaning.”

photo of Earth from the distance showing part of the moon closer

The power of beauty in communicating complex ideas →

“Can we defend pursuing beauty when communicating science or innovation?”

A new navigation paradigm →

“Is AI truly eliminating navigation, or is it simply shifting its agent and form?”

black and white pixelated abstract shape of a hand

Interface →

“On connection, multi-modality, and self-expression.”

Collected consciousness →

“AI product design for empowering human creativity”

clay sculpture of a person

Critique →

“On elevating craft through critical thinking.”

Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain (1917)

The algorithmic atelier →

“Generative AI and the long history of artistic automation”