Patterns… they are everywhere. When we recognize a familiar pattern we instantly know what it is and how to use it. When we see a button, we know how to click it. When we see a coffee cup, we how to drink from it. When we see a front door, we know how to enter …
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Who are you? I love to make stuff. Some people call this a product designer. I’m I sub-specialist. I’m a tool maker. Tool making is an ancient pursuit. As long as we’ve had opposable thumbs we’ve probably been making tools. I love making things that people can use. When I was making pottery I loved …
You may have heard this Bill Gates quote before. “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.” Bill Gates Lazy is often mistaken for intelligence. I hate doing things the hard way. I’m not interested in spending enormous amounts of time …
I’m restarting my personal blog, and in the spirit of downsizing I think I might shut down some of my other websites and focus my attention here. Back in 2008 I started blogging about the Tiny House Movement – mostly as therapy as I watched the real estate market tank. Until then I never thought …
