Newsletter

Every month or so I send out a more personal version of my blog with glances into my life, works in progress, and notifications about new essays. No advertisements. No sponsors. No spam.


Past issues

Affordances

071

Dec 16, 2024

Affordances

The power of emptiness

070

Nov 14, 2024

The power of emptiness

Elegant design

069

Oct 15, 2024

Elegant design

Writer's mind, editor's mind

068

Sep 17, 2024

Writer's mind, editor's mind

I'm returning to engineering

067

Jul 19, 2024

I'm returning to engineering

Chasing potential

066

Jun 14, 2024

Chasing potential

I miss the human in the loop

065

May 18, 2024

I miss the human in the loop

Aphorisms I live by

064

Apr 13, 2024

Aphorisms I live by

Strength in smallness

063

Mar 27, 2024

Strength in smallness

Imposter syndrome

062

Mar 2, 2024

Imposter syndrome

Overconsumption

061

Feb 10, 2024

Overconsumption

Purity of purpose

060

Jan 20, 2024

Purity of purpose

You can't rush creativity

059

Dec 6, 2023

You can't rush creativity

Apple Lost My Apple Watch

058

Nov 4, 2023

Apple Lost My Apple Watch

See it once, see it everywhere

057

Oct 9, 2023

See it once, see it everywhere

The project has a name!

056

Sep 10, 2023

The project has a name!

Can design be measured?

055

Aug 22, 2023

Can design be measured?

Wirecutter for design

054

Jul 22, 2023

Wirecutter for design

What charges your batteries?

053

May 30, 2023

What charges your batteries?

Life's a garden

052

Apr 23, 2023

Life's a garden

Everyday objects

051

Mar 4, 2023

Everyday objects

What is Quality?

050

Jan 22, 2023

What is Quality?

You are what you do

049

Dec 31, 2022

You are what you do

Finding calm within the storm

048

Nov 19, 2022

Finding calm within the storm

New job

047

Oct 22, 2022

New job

It's raining command palettes

046

Sep 24, 2022

It's raining command palettes

The browser reborn

045

Aug 26, 2022

The browser reborn

Thoughtless acts?

044

Aug 5, 2022

Thoughtless acts?

Platforms converging

043

Jun 17, 2022

Platforms converging

Deciding what to do next

042

May 26, 2022

Deciding what to do next

Watches, watches, watches

041

May 6, 2022

Watches, watches, watches

Designing Arun.is 2.0

040

Apr 27, 2022

Designing Arun.is 2.0

Leaving the company I co-founded

039

Apr 8, 2022

Leaving the company I co-founded

One more year around the earth

038

Mar 21, 2022

One more year around the earth

Celebrating Ukranian Design

037

Mar 3, 2022

Celebrating Ukranian Design

How to cook anything Japanese style

036

Feb 17, 2022

How to cook anything Japanese style

The end of the Japan series

035

Feb 3, 2022

The end of the Japan series

2022 Holiday Giveaway

034

Jan 7, 2022

2022 Holiday Giveaway

Tiny fonts for tiny devices

033

Dec 15, 2021

Tiny fonts for tiny devices

Healthy and unhealthy ambiguity

032

Dec 2, 2021

Healthy and unhealthy ambiguity

Pondering personal software

031

Nov 18, 2021

Pondering personal software

When a creator doesn't have their tools

030

Nov 3, 2021

When a creator doesn't have their tools

Don't ship junk

029

Oct 6, 2021

Don't ship junk

The last tiny books with enormous impact

028

Sep 23, 2021

The last tiny books with enormous impact

More tiny books with enourmous impact

027

Sep 9, 2021

More tiny books with enourmous impact

Tiny books with enormous impact

026

Aug 12, 2021

Tiny books with enormous impact

The mysterious origin of Leica's engraved font

025

Jul 28, 2021

The mysterious origin of Leica's engraved font

Around the kitchen

024

Jul 14, 2021

Around the kitchen

Teaware for Japanese Lattes

023

Jun 30, 2021

Teaware for Japanese Lattes

Notetaking workhorses

022

Jun 16, 2021

Notetaking workhorses

Tea equipment

021

Jun 2, 2021

Tea equipment

Introducing the everyday objects series

020

May 19, 2021

Introducing the everyday objects series

A week after launching iMac Wallpapers

019

May 12, 2021

A week after launching iMac Wallpapers

A wallpaper inspired by the original iMac

018

Apr 28, 2021

A wallpaper inspired by the original iMac

Music of the Moment

017

Apr 21, 2021

Music of the Moment

A Dieter Rams Surprise

016

Apr 14, 2021

A Dieter Rams Surprise

Great products get right to the point

015

Apr 7, 2021

Great products get right to the point

Good design is long-lasting

014

Mar 31, 2021

Good design is long-lasting

Reflections on 32 years of life

013

Mar 24, 2021

Reflections on 32 years of life

A modular approach to decorating

012

Mar 10, 2021

A modular approach to decorating

How a book got me out of a funk

011

Mar 3, 2021

How a book got me out of a funk

Recommendations from the archives

010

Feb 24, 2021

Recommendations from the archives

A peek at my desk setup

009

Feb 18, 2021

A peek at my desk setup

My creative project backfired

008

Feb 10, 2021

My creative project backfired

Apple Watch behind-the-scenes

007

Feb 3, 2021

Apple Watch behind-the-scenes

Quality over quantity

006

Jan 1, 2021

Quality over quantity

A sneak peek

005

Dec 6, 2020

A sneak peek

Why is good design so hard to find?

004

Oct 31, 2020

Why is good design so hard to find?

Strike while the iron is hot

003

Sep 30, 2020

Strike while the iron is hot

Everyday design

002

Aug 31, 2020

Everyday design

All about Dieter Rams

001

Jul 31, 2020

All about Dieter Rams