The End of the Designer-Genius
The myth of the sole creative genius has allowed bad behavior to persist for too long.
Haze Valley / Acoustic Daydream
Two summer playlists to capture the feeling of summer.
Creating new design histories
Where history is often used to define and defend, let’s use design history to open up, to blur, to democratize.
A Mid-Year Reading List
Some of my favorite books from the first half of 2020.
Why I Photograph
A collection of unedited thoughts on my history with photography
In the Zone
Thinking about Tarkovsky, Teju Cole, and art in the time of quarantine
Shouting on the street
A few unedited thoughts on blogging. Featuring Jia Tolentino and John Berger.
New Brunswick
Photos from a semester teaching in Philadelphia.
Newsletter Sample: Greetings from Social Distancing!
Did you know I have a monthly-ish newsletter? Here's the recent issue.
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry
Thinking about this poem from Wendell Berry during self-isolation.