On the Difference Between Rest and Idleness. “The wellness industry loves rest [because] rest can be sold, because rest promises a return.” But: “[Idleness] does not promise to make y…

Experts Say “Excellent, essential” —Don Norman “What an epic book” —John Maeda Buy Now Amazon Rosenfeld Our new book is out today. We wrote it because we needed it. We’re shari…

The Man-Machine delivers a captivating audio-visual, retro-futurist ode to a connected Europe. Deep techno, joyous melodies, and a…

This is the home of the Tiny Awards, which, since 2023, has celebrated the best of the small, poetic, creative, handmade web. The Tiny Awards exist because we thought it was important to shine a spotl…

I’m heading to Amsterdam for CSS Day. It’s one of those events I try my best to get to every single year. I have no doubt that this year will be brilliant as usual. There’s another event the…

There are about a thousand and one debates about the ecology of AI, the ethics of AI, the governance of AI. As the technology advances, the debate with the slipperiest footing is on the actual efficac…

After finding myself low on steam, I shift gears to another project to recharge my creativity while listening to a friend’s advice to have fun.…

The transition from phantom childhood to phantom adulthood feels like it could be a transition for us as well.…

Added to the film diary:ObsessionCurry Barker, 2026, ★PFS at the Bourse, Philadelphia, PAAdded to the music library:Live at No Bounds FestivalNZO, 2026 Tagged: June 2026 Reply via ema…

This is the stock look of my 2021 Sprinter van front console area: If it’s not obvious, there’s no great place for a phone. You’ve got the cup holders. Those are actually sorta worka…

Though I know the answer already, my mind sometimes wanders and then wonders if the world is ever going to feel normal again. And the answer is always "nope." There's simply too much ch…

I really am a big fan of having an archive of what happened throughout all the years of an event. Speakers, slides, videos, additional coverage and s…

Hello, hello, Grand Beings. Here are this week’s Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🌵 As a longtime fan of the old Hilltop Steak House on Route 1 in…

Almost every agency owner asks me this at some point: “Do I have to post more on social media to grow my agency?” No, you don’t. In fact, I discourage it for most agency owners. The instinct is…

Optical sizing is a method of setting type that feels appropriate to its context: more readable in long prose and more expressive at scale — a way of getting back qualities tha…