Notes on design, brands & building things
Journal(06)
Short, useful, no fluff. What we learn while designing — written down before we forget it.
The power of subtlety: designing less, saying more
Why restraint is the most underrated skill in branding — and how "just right" beats "more" every single time.
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One accent is enough: color discipline in brand systems
Every color you add steals meaning from the last one. How we build palettes that hold the line.
3 min read
Websites should feel like a perfect tap
Speed is a design decision. What "fast" actually means to a visitor, and where sites lose it.
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Naming is the hardest brief
Four letters took three weeks. Notes from naming processes that worked — and the ones that didn't.
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Motion with intention: when to animate, when to stop
Every animation must express cause and effect. A short vocabulary for motion that means something.
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Running a global studio from Antalya
Two time zones on the header, clients on three continents. What local roots give a global practice.
6 min read
Design systems pay rent every sprint
Why the second page costs 10% of the first when the system is right — and 110% when it isn't.
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