THINGS WE KEEP
NOTICING.
Longer thoughts about technology, interfaces, internet culture and the strange direction we're heading in.
Why Does the Internet Feel So Different Now?
Open the internet and it can feel like you're standing in one enormous room. The websites are different, but the basic experience is strangely similar. There is a feed. There are recommend…
Why Do So Many Websites Look the Same?
Spend enough time browsing modern software websites and a pattern emerges. Large headline. Small eyebrow text. Rounded cards. Soft gradient. A floating screenshot. Maybe a 3D object. …
The Strange Return of Personal Websites.
For a while, it seemed like personal websites had become unnecessary. Why build your own site when you can make an Instagram profile, a LinkedIn page, a portfolio on a platform or a newslet…
The One-Person Internet Is Getting Interesting Again.
There used to be a fairly obvious relationship between the size of a product and the size of the team behind it. Big software needed big teams. Large audiences needed large operations. A …