Log 04 — essays and journals
Essays on the craft, journals from the build
Essays dig into design systems, accessibility and usability; journals are the unvarnished record of shipping the products in Work — wrong estimates and all. Both are signed by me.
Showing journals · read everything
| Date | Track | Title | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Journal | DayDeskr v2: what I cut and whyScope is a design decision. This journal is the evidence — including the feature I killed after shipping it. | 7 min |
| Feb 2026 | Journal | Selling to independents: Loyal Beagle lessonsStamps and rewards for small businesses taught me more about restraint than any design system did. | 8 min |
| Dec 2025 | Journal | This website is a portfolio pieceIf I claim to care about accessibility and craft, the site has to prove it — this is how the rebuild is held to that bar. | 5 min |
Titles and dates are draft samples for the layout pass — confirmed with the content plan. Subscribe at /writing/feed.xml.