Remembering the life and spirit of my mother, Wendy Hanawalt

Reflections on love, grief, and healing on the tenth anniversary of my brother’s death

Lessons learned from creating design systems with ADHD… at least the ones I remember

Will AI change the way we build design systems? Probably. For the better? Eh…

Insights on a recurring theme at the Clarity 2022 design system conference

Technology is a hammer tapping against structures built over centuries

Web3 advocates use the language of community and vague promises of innovation to rainbow wash their affinity scams

My vows for our second wedding on our first anniversary

Guff was both a very bad and the very best of dogs, and I wouldn’t have changed a thing

Addictive mental models in product design create patterns of thought that become harmful patterns in UI that become harmful patterns of behavior

As brands blur the lines between allyship and marketing, they risk disempowering the communities they claim to support

The future of design is queer. What does that mean in practice? Here’s one view of what queer design is.

Don’t let unethical leadership define the limits of your work

Designers must turn down work that supports evil, and the industry must stand behind them

Don’t judge new pride flag designs without considering their deeper purpose and place in the community

Five years ago, my brother died of a heroin overdose precipitated by his battles with bipolar disorder

As I look for work, I wonder, ‘What am I willing to have keep me up at night?’