Field Notes

Reflections on Design, Culture, and the Fight to Stay Human

Where the Resistance Toolkit gives you tactics, Field Notes gives you context.

These essays look at the stories, contradictions, and everyday choices that shape how we design and who we become through the work.

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When Good Design Patterns Go Dark
When Good Design Patterns Go Dark

Any design pattern can turn dark if we don’t understand how it shapes the human mind.

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We Might Actually Be OK
We Might Actually Be OK

Teaching UXD at Rutgers this semester left me with something unexpected: hope for the next generation of designers.

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The Year I Left Design
The Year I Left Design

A personal story about stepping away from design, rediscovering what mattered, and finding my way back to the craft with purpose.

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The Survival Season
The Survival Season

When work stops making sense, sometimes the bravest thing you can do is rest. A story about staying human when the world keeps pushing for more.

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