Articles

Field Notes

Perspectives on design, strategy, and creative independence.

Ongoing reflections on what it really takes to make creative work actually work.

Half My Clients Hate Me (and That’s Why I’m Good at My Job)

Two Roads Out of the Creative Rut

Design After AI: How the Designer’s Role Will Evolve by 2030

The Quiet Crisis in Design: Why We’re Losing Craft and How AI Might Make It Worse

Why Great Design Leadership Starts with Systems, Not Just Taste

Why Your Creative Freedom Depends on Having a System

Collaboration Isn’t the Problem, Decision-Making Is: Why Design Systems Break Without a Human Layer

Why Design Speed Isn’t the Same as Design Momentum

How to Measure Design’s Real ROI: Turning Creative Work into Business Value

The System Is the Message: Anatomy of a Design System That Doesn’t Die

Why Designers Struggle to Finish Things

What Designers Can Learn From Indie Hackers