I'll always be a bit nostalgic for the NYC subway map I used when I lived there. But as a fan of Massimo Vignelli, I love that the new design is reminiscent of the 1972 Unimark map.

As a health communicator and a user experience designer, I fully endorse this. Owls in towels is a great website.

Richard Powers — Playground

Kottke.org is one of the best and longest running indieweb websites out there. If that wasn't enough reason to feature it here, they have recently pivoted to posting almost exclusively about the ongoing coup. ✊

De acht bergen — Paolo Cognetti

I consider myself a modernist. My sense of aesthetic leans clean and simple. Think Bauhaus, Swiss Design, and maybe a hint of Scandinavian or Japanese minimalism. At the same time, I'm a sucker for "gezelligheid". That's the Dutch word for cosiness or "hygge" if you…

Snowy runs are awesome. It was snowing during my morning run today and there was about an inch or two of fresh snow on the ground. I ran through neighborhoods, forest, and farm roads and it was beautiful. I don't bring my phone when I…

I don't post here often enough, but I'm trying to do better.

I'm a user experience design strategist, I make digital products easier — and more fun — to use. I work at CommunicateHealth. We like plain language and straightforward company names.

Cal Newport — Slow Productivity

Together with our client ODPHP, we recently launched dynamic and interactive infographics for Healthy People 2030 Leading Health Indicators.

This was a fun data visualization challenge. I'm so lucky to work with a great team of people who help me execute my (sometimes hare-brained) ideas.

Thinking with Type — Ellen Lupton

Not that anyone cares, but I'm back on the indieweb. Who, what, why?! Yes, all good questions. In my — admittedly personal — definition, the indieweb is the equivalent of mom-and-pop shops for the web. In other words, instead of publishing to large social media…