One Must Imagine Sisyphus Hopeful
Camus imagined Sisyphus happy; I think he is wrong. The crueler reading is that he never stopped hoping the next push would work.
Zero Vector - Writings of Erika Flowers
Where I write about design, AI, craft, and the future of making things.
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You are at the edge of the universe.
A choose your own adventure essay.
Missive from the edge of the universe
On stochasticism, parrots, and the ink in the water that stains us all
The Shipbuilder’s Paradox
Nobody who actually built something ever romanticized the bleeding.
Childhood's End
We bear witness to the end of what we knew of design, and may not be able to follow
Second Rodeos
Every tool you master will be replaced. The navigation that chose the tool will not.
Taste Is Not a Moat
Or: why Starry Night sucks.
Tiny Voices
A letter to every designer who is scared right now.