1. Digital News Outlets Are Becoming Legacy Acts — and Why This Matters for the Future of Information

    After years inside and around newsrooms, I see digital news outlets increasingly resembling legacy acts, authoritative and culturally significant, yet structurally limited in how they evolve. Their challenge isn’t overcoming that legacy but converting it into a foundation for new paradigms: verified information flows, trust-driven signals, and product models that can sustain relevance beyond the traditional news cycle.

  2. Touch and Shoot

    Exploring a manual mode for smartphone cameras, this post details the design principles of a device-agnostic app that uses intuitive touch gestures to control key exposure settings like aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and white balance. It reimagines the mobile photography experience by blending simplicity with creative control.