Posts tagged "design"

Notes on visual design, craft, and the small decisions that make things feel right.

Bengaluru street at night lit by cold white LED streetlights, the road washed out in flat grey-white light with muted buildings and muddled shadows

Bengaluru's streets look different at night now, and most of us can't quite say why. A walk through what changed when the city quietly swapped out its streetlights.

Abstract green gradient with soft curves flowing between bright green and white, evoking visual noise and texture

Why Your Eyes Want to Look Away

A framework for understanding visual repulsiveness: why Bengaluru streets, tangled wires, and the Nothing Phone 3 all trigger the same reaction, and what science says about it.

Illustration of a hand holding a handwritten letter on white paper with scribbled lines, green decorative elements including a plant drawing, and a small green note clipped to the top corner featuring hearts and cursive writing. The background is solid bright green.

Reclaiming a Cozy Corner on the Internet

A small personal space on the internet, untouched by the influence of algorithms