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Jul 10, 2026
Constraints and fun
088
Jun 10, 2026
Tyranny of numbers
087
May 12, 2026
The best things in life
086
Mar 31, 2026
Where is AI going?
085
Mar 6, 2026
Designing arun.is 3.0
084
Feb 4, 2026
Subtract, edit, add
083
Dec 21, 2025
The year in review: 2025
082
Nov 24, 2025
Heroes behind the heroes
081
Oct 20, 2025
Default dead
080
Sep 16, 2025
If you have to say it, it isn’t true
079
Aug 10, 2025
The missing piece in voice
078
Jul 8, 2025
Less really is more
077
Jun 14, 2025
Highly processed information
076
May 15, 2025
Write this post without AI
075
Apr 7, 2025
Emphasis
074
Mar 11, 2025
Approach with curiosity
073
Feb 12, 2025
Attention is everything
072
Jan 13, 2025
More and worse
071
Dec 16, 2024
Affordances
070
Nov 14, 2024
The power of emptiness
069
Oct 15, 2024
Elegant design
068
Sep 17, 2024
Writer's mind, editor's mind
067
Jul 19, 2024
I'm returning to engineering
066
Jun 14, 2024
Chasing potential
065
May 18, 2024
I miss the human in the loop
064
Apr 13, 2024
Aphorisms I live by
063
Mar 27, 2024
Strength in smallness
062
Mar 2, 2024
Imposter syndrome
061
Feb 10, 2024
Overconsumption
060
Jan 20, 2024
Purity of purpose
059
Dec 6, 2023
You can't rush creativity
058
Nov 4, 2023
Apple lost my Apple Watch
057
Oct 9, 2023
See it once, see it everywhere
056
Sep 10, 2023
The project has a name!
055
Aug 22, 2023
Can design be measured?
054
Jul 22, 2023
Wirecutter for design
053
May 30, 2023
What charges your batteries?
052
Apr 23, 2023
Life's a garden
051
Mar 4, 2023
Everyday objects
050
Jan 22, 2023
What is Quality?
049
Dec 31, 2022
You are what you do
048
Nov 19, 2022
Finding calm within the storm
047
Oct 22, 2022
New job
046
Sep 24, 2022
It's raining command palettes
045
Aug 26, 2022
The browser reborn
044
Aug 5, 2022
Thoughtless acts?
043
Jun 17, 2022
Platforms converging
042
May 26, 2022
Deciding what to do next
041
May 6, 2022
Watches, watches, watches
040
Apr 27, 2022
Designing Arun.is 2.0
039
Apr 8, 2022
Leaving the company I co-founded
038
Mar 21, 2022
One more year around the earth
037
Mar 3, 2022
Celebrating Ukranian Design
036
Feb 17, 2022
How to cook anything Japanese style
035
Feb 3, 2022
The end of the Japan series
034
Jan 7, 2022
2022 Holiday Giveaway
033
Dec 15, 2021
Tiny fonts for tiny devices
032
Dec 2, 2021
Healthy and unhealthy ambiguity
031
Nov 18, 2021
Pondering personal software
030
Nov 3, 2021
When a creator doesn't have their tools
029
Oct 6, 2021
Don't ship junk
028
Sep 23, 2021
The last tiny books with enormous impact
027
Sep 9, 2021
More tiny books with enourmous impact
026
Aug 12, 2021
Tiny books with enormous impact
025
Jul 28, 2021
The mysterious origin of Leica's engraved font
024
Jul 14, 2021
Around the kitchen
023
Jun 30, 2021
Teaware for Japanese Lattes
022
Jun 16, 2021
Notetaking workhorses
021
Jun 2, 2021
Tea equipment
020
May 19, 2021
Introducing the everyday objects series
019
May 12, 2021
A week after launching iMac Wallpapers
018
Apr 28, 2021
A wallpaper inspired by the original iMac
017
Apr 21, 2021
Music of the Moment
016
Apr 14, 2021
A Dieter Rams Surprise
015
Apr 7, 2021
Great products get right to the point
014
Mar 31, 2021
Good design is long-lasting
013
Mar 24, 2021
Reflections on 32 years of life
012
Mar 10, 2021
A modular approach to decorating
011
Mar 3, 2021
How a book got me out of a funk
010
Feb 24, 2021
Recommendations from the archives
009
Feb 18, 2021
A peek at my desk setup
008
Feb 10, 2021
My creative project backfired
007
Feb 3, 2021
Apple Watch behind-the-scenes
006
Jan 1, 2021
Quality over quantity
005
Dec 6, 2020
A sneak peek
004
Oct 31, 2020
Why is good design so hard to find?
003
Sep 30, 2020
Strike while the iron is hot
002
Aug 31, 2020
Everyday design
001
Jul 31, 2020
All about Dieter Rams
