Andrei Stoica

Free market logic describes how the laws of supply and demand incentivize providing the best goods at the lowest prices. But custom means economic decisions are made unthinkingly, outsourced to tradition, which might be political, ideological, or even aesthetic in origin. By law and in practice, the entire U.S. banking system has been fully... See more

There’s a fascinating On Being interview with Nick Cave from a couple years ago, where he discussed his belief that “ Religion is spirituality with rigor .” Whereas religion actively asks something of us, he explained, spirituality can feel squishier, less demanding and therefore, he implied, less rewarding.

absurd quote from @jacobgaboury’s Image Objects. last week a friend mentioned he could tell a building was designed in Solidworks from curve presets! https://t.co/qr99emcaaM

Just learned that the former USPS logo was designed by none other than Saul Bass. Legendary portfolio. https://t.co/wqAEHzCACI

To us, Chang’s essay gets to the heart of the matter. Through the lens of his theory, we’ve come to see it this way: strong flavors, namely umami, mark a surge of intensity in the flow of experience. It also becomes clear that paradox itself is at the heart of contemporary consumption.

For example:

“This shouldn’t be good but it is”

“This doesn’t... See more

Context > consistency

Following a formula can be comforting, but when it comes to design, we think designing around the current context is better than designing to satisfy prior consistency.

One of the lessons that TMitTB has tried to get across to you, the big message that matters most to him, is that code is never done; after shipping the new platform (no longer a website, this is a platform), with all its interlocking components, he and his team will continue to work on it forever. There will always be new bugs, new features, new... See more