Lab

Things I make when nobody asked, to find out how they should feel. Some are finished, most are not. Touch everything.

 

Columns
Hold to confirmOctober 2026Press and hold. Let go too early and it rewinds.tuned until letting go felt a little guilty
Draw a circle
Perfect circleOctober 2026Draw one. Pen, finger, mouse, whatever you have.my best was 91%, on a good day
Pixel dialOctober 2026Slide between blocks and sharp. The same trick my work cards use on hover.yes, the blue square is on purpose
DecodeAugust 2026Hover or tap a line. Some things only make sense up close.my handwriting is harder to read than this
Do not pressOctober 2026It says what it says.tested on three colleagues. none obeyed
Hello
WeightSeptember 2026Drag. One font file, a lot of moods.the font did all the work. I just dragged
Let goOctober 2026Drag the dot and release. Arrow keys flick it.he bounces back. I wish I did

Not pictured: fourteen versions of the hold button that felt like homework.

Field notes

  1. Most “polish” is somebody deciding to care for ten more minutes.

    ten more. every time.

  2. If I can’t explain a flow in one breath, the flow is wrong, not the user.

    learned this the loud way

  3. Empty states are the one place a product gets to talk like a person. Use them.

    be nice. they’re already sad

Make it clear. Make it kind. Make it work. Make it.

Thanks for poking around.

— Alan