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

072
Jan 13, 2025
More and worse

071
Dec 16, 2024
Affordances

070
Nov 14, 2024
The power of emptiness

069
Oct 15, 2024
Elegant design

068
Sep 17, 2024
Writer's mind, editor's mind

067
Jul 19, 2024
I'm returning to engineering

066
Jun 14, 2024
Chasing potential

065
May 18, 2024
I miss the human in the loop

064
Apr 13, 2024
Aphorisms I live by

063
Mar 27, 2024
Strength in smallness

062
Mar 2, 2024
Imposter syndrome

061
Feb 10, 2024
Overconsumption

060
Jan 20, 2024
Purity of purpose

059
Dec 6, 2023
You can't rush creativity

058
Nov 4, 2023
Apple Lost My Apple Watch

057
Oct 9, 2023
See it once, see it everywhere

056
Sep 10, 2023
The project has a name!

055
Aug 22, 2023
Can design be measured?

054
Jul 22, 2023
Wirecutter for design

053
May 30, 2023
What charges your batteries?

052
Apr 23, 2023
Life's a garden

051
Mar 4, 2023
Everyday objects

050
Jan 22, 2023
What is Quality?

049
Dec 31, 2022
You are what you do

048
Nov 19, 2022
Finding calm within the storm

047
Oct 22, 2022
New job

046
Sep 24, 2022
It's raining command palettes

045
Aug 26, 2022
The browser reborn

044
Aug 5, 2022
Thoughtless acts?

043
Jun 17, 2022
Platforms converging

042
May 26, 2022
Deciding what to do next

041
May 6, 2022
Watches, watches, watches

040
Apr 27, 2022
Designing Arun.is 2.0

039
Apr 8, 2022
Leaving the company I co-founded

038
Mar 21, 2022
One more year around the earth

037
Mar 3, 2022
Celebrating Ukranian Design

036
Feb 17, 2022
How to cook anything Japanese style

035
Feb 3, 2022
The end of the Japan series

034
Jan 7, 2022
2022 Holiday Giveaway

033
Dec 15, 2021
Tiny fonts for tiny devices

032
Dec 2, 2021
Healthy and unhealthy ambiguity

031
Nov 18, 2021
Pondering personal software

030
Nov 3, 2021
When a creator doesn't have their tools

029
Oct 6, 2021
Don't ship junk

028
Sep 23, 2021
The last tiny books with enormous impact

027
Sep 9, 2021
More tiny books with enourmous impact

026
Aug 12, 2021
Tiny books with enormous impact

025
Jul 28, 2021
The mysterious origin of Leica's engraved font

024
Jul 14, 2021
Around the kitchen

023
Jun 30, 2021
Teaware for Japanese Lattes

022
Jun 16, 2021
Notetaking workhorses

021
Jun 2, 2021
Tea equipment

020
May 19, 2021
Introducing the everyday objects series

019
May 12, 2021
A week after launching iMac Wallpapers

018
Apr 28, 2021
A wallpaper inspired by the original iMac

017
Apr 21, 2021
Music of the Moment

016
Apr 14, 2021
A Dieter Rams Surprise

015
Apr 7, 2021
Great products get right to the point

014
Mar 31, 2021
Good design is long-lasting

013
Mar 24, 2021
Reflections on 32 years of life

012
Mar 10, 2021
A modular approach to decorating

011
Mar 3, 2021
How a book got me out of a funk

010
Feb 24, 2021
Recommendations from the archives

009
Feb 18, 2021
A peek at my desk setup

008
Feb 10, 2021
My creative project backfired

007
Feb 3, 2021
Apple Watch behind-the-scenes

006
Jan 1, 2021
Quality over quantity

005
Dec 6, 2020
A sneak peek

004
Oct 31, 2020
Why is good design so hard to find?

003
Sep 30, 2020
Strike while the iron is hot

002
Aug 31, 2020
Everyday design

001
Jul 31, 2020
All about Dieter Rams