There's No Win and No Fail. There's Only Make.
Present Principle 031 is an ode to Sister Corita Kent and Courageous Making
PRESENT ⊹ Hugo Hoppmann
Present Principles for Modern Makers: essays, profiles, and weekly progress from the studio to help you explore, start, and ship your Thing.
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She Is Always Present
No Death, No Fear: On grief, continuation, and being present with all of it
Clean Is Easy. Clean with a Heartbeat Is the Work.
My full jury interview for Shanghai's NewOne Awards 创立于上海 , on ECAL, Soulful Clarity, and what design education needs next.
You Could Do Anything. That’s the Problem.
Present Principle 030. The Dizziness of Freedom: On having too many ideas, and the courage to pick one
Thank you brain! But try that shit with someone else.
Present Principle: On the moment after you ship the Thing and how to talk back to our own Resistance
Every Portfolio Website I've Ever Built
I built my first website at 14. Today I'm reviewing them all from 2003 until now.
The Art of Not Doing the Thing
Present Principle: On the science of niksen and the trap of productive rest
Your first 100 tries are supposed to be bad
Present Principle: On digging through the dirt to get to the gold
The Creative Athlete: What Makers Can Steal From The Pros
Present Principle: On self-talk, resetting, and staying tenacious
Lost in the Thing, like a Kid with Lego
Present Principle 025: Cherish Your Obsession