arkiv
Your books & games. A library that remembers what matters.
April 1, 2026 · Code Stuff
2026
The PageMaker Moment
AI slop, PageMaker, and the gap between execution and taste.
March 16, 2026 · Design
Working Words
On transit signage and invisible design
March 2, 2026 · Design
Keen
I built a tool for reading less
February 11, 2026 · Code Stuff
cRPG Sheets
The companion app for managing character builds in complex RPGs
February 2, 2026 · Code Stuff
Shelf Harmony
Custom Criterion Cases for the Rest of My Collection
January 5, 2026 · Design
2025 in Games, Books & Comics
A year of obsessive media consumption, by the numbers
January 1, 2026 · Year in Review
2025
SpinStack
Bringing the streaming experience to your vinyl collection
December 24, 2025 · Code Stuff
Building a Blog in 1,479 Lines of Code
Why I built a static site generator from scratch instead of using Gatsby, Next.js, or WordPress.
December 13, 2025 · Code Stuff
Media Tracking Dashboard
Methods to tackle backlog guilt.
December 10, 2025 · Code Stuff
SFF Gaming Build
Building a PC that outperforms a PS5 Pro in a smaller footprint.
October 28, 2025 · Hardware Projects
Synchronizing Retro Saves with Docker and Syncthing
Portable save conversion between MiSTer and Android emulation
October 8, 2025 · Code Stuff
The Super Remote
One remote to bind them.
August 14, 2025 · Hardware Projects
Custom 5070 Ti Shroud
Keeping hot GPUs cool under pressure
July 21, 2025 · Hardware Projects
Mac G5 – Ryzen 5, RX 6600
Originally published on PCPartPicker
June 20, 2025 · Hardware Projects
10u Homelab Rack
Consolidating homelab hardware
February 24, 2025 · Hardware Projects
2024 in Games & Comics
A year of games and pull lists
January 2, 2025 · Year in Review
Turning an Apple Wireless Keyboard Into a Dedicated Touch ID Box
Doing what Apple should have done years ago.
January 2, 2025 · Hardware Projects
2024
NFC Retro Gaming Cassettes
Defying backlog paralysis
October 26, 2024 · Video Games
Disposable FujiFilm Lens
Emulating 90's vibes
July 21, 2024 · Hardware Projects
2023
Teamwork Online
Landing page refresh
April 22, 2023 · Case Study
PL550 Turntable Restoration
Breathing new life into a Pioneer PL-550—from recycling center find to centerpiece turntable
January 27, 2023 · Hardware Projects
Putting Patients First—Designing athenaPatient
Shipping healthcare product in a fragmented enviornment.
January 15, 2023 · Case Study
Engineering Meets Happy Hour
Drink coasters made from aluminum heatsinks
January 15, 2023 · Hardware Projects
2022
Taming the Rancilio Silvia
Upgrading with a PID temperature controller
January 16, 2022 · Hardware Projects
2021
Autoreach
Deep-dive into design consultation processes
June 21, 2021 · Case Study
2020
Search Nurture
Candidate dashboard and MVP services
March 13, 2020 · Case Study
Teamwork Online
Candidate dashboard and MVP services
March 13, 2020 · Case Study
2019
Tomii Website Refresh
Refreshing a car with over 230k miles
November 5, 2019 · Design
Volvo Find & Try
Premier test driving experience
September 11, 2019 · Case Study
Care by Volvo
Subscription car buying
September 10, 2019 · Case Study
2018
Banter
Social Podcasting
August 4, 2018 · Case Study
Credit Karma
Designing a new credit card marketplace
August 4, 2018 · Case Study
Facebook Developer Tools
Designing Facebook's developer platform
July 13, 2018 · Case Study
2017
Ryzen Portal Build
Originally published on PCPartPicker
October 12, 2017 · Hardware Projects
Technics SA-200 Stereo Receiver Stealth HTPC
Originally published on PCPartPicker
July 31, 2017 · Hardware Projects
Product companies, who are you actually trying to hire?
Originally published on Medium
April 10, 2017 · Design
The <10w Media Center, NAS Seedbox & Classic Gaming Console.
Originally published on Medium
March 30, 2017 · Hardware Projects
Good morning, America
Originally published on Medium
February 26, 2017 · Prose
Record Shopping Day
Originally published on Medium
February 22, 2017 · Music
The practical uses for virtual reality
Originally published on Medium
February 21, 2017 · Design
Lust for Land
Originally published on Medium
February 20, 2017 · Prose
F8 Conference
Designing Facebook's developer conference website
February 12, 2017 · Case Study
2016
Designing Trust at Scale
How exploratory design helped shift a platform's creative direction
November 1, 2016 · Case Study
Dell Neon
Imagining a native storefront for Windows PCs
May 9, 2016 · Case Study
Designing EA Sandbox
A feedback platform for mobile game testing
May 9, 2016 · Case Study
2015
Grammarly for the Open Web
Improving writing skills at every opportunity
November 26, 2015 · Case Study
Native Writing Experience with Grammarly
Designing for Flow Across macOS, iOS, and iPadOS
November 25, 2015 · Case Study
Why pairs make great product teams.
Originally published on Medium
November 23, 2015 · Design
PayPal ATM
Designing financial access for underbanked communities
June 15, 2015 · Case Study
Hive Five Happy Hour
Funsize's 2015 SXSW party
June 1, 2015 · Design
Pave Prototype
Conceptual onboarding animation
May 6, 2015 · Design
Design Isn't Static.
How I learned to take criticism
April 10, 2015 · Design
Pingboard
Designing workplace software in a pre-modern HR era
April 3, 2015 · Case Study
2014
PayPal Wallet
Designing mobile payments before Apple Wallet
September 10, 2014 · Case Study
ENSA
Personal health tracking through medical record sync
March 15, 2014 · Case Study
Viola and Design
How I learned to take criticism
February 7, 2014 · Design