Writing — index
Essays on the craft, journals from the build
Two tracks, both signed by me. Essays dig into design systems, accessibility and usability; build-in-public journals are the unvarnished record of shipping the products in Work — wrong estimates and all.
No newsletter in v1 — a deliberate decision to keep the build tight. No popups either, ever: the RSS feed will find you.
I write the way I work — out loud, in public, warts and all.
Design systems live or die by their exceptions
The 10% of cases no token covers — and why they decide whether a system survives contact with a real product.
Essay · 9 minApr 2026DayDeskr v2: what I cut and why
Scope is a design decision. This journal is the evidence — including the feature I killed after shipping it.
Journal · 7 minMar 2026What accessibility testing actually catches
Screen-reader passes find different bugs than automated checks — here’s what each one earned its keep on.
Essay · 12 minFeb 2026Selling to independents: Loyal Beagle lessons
Stamps and rewards for small businesses taught me more about restraint than any design system did.
Journal · 8 minJan 2026Making focus states feel designed
The 2:1 focus ring isn’t a compliance checkbox — it’s the most visible part of your design system.
Essay · 6 minDec 2025This website is a portfolio piece
If I claim to care about accessibility and craft, the site has to prove it — this is how the v1 rebuild is held to that bar.
Journal · 5 minTitles and dates are draft samples for the layout pass — confirmed with the content plan.