Design Literacy

This human element of design literacy will become as important as verbal literacy, not only in understanding culture and aesthetics but also in forming and expressing new ideas. It’s a new type of intelligence and design that will separate those who thrive from those who fade into the noise.

Startups are the ideal canvas for applying design literacy. They require continuous iteration, not static perfection, in order to succeed. They are not timeless; they exist and succeed in their moment alone. They cannot rely on distribution or incumbency, only original thinking, relentless iteration and, for those persistent enough, transformative ... See more

His gift was communicating this vision with infectious enthusiasm while maintaining craft in every detail. He spent hours equally on factory floors and at sales shows—examining the technical through to the tactile. This isn’t just perfectionism that AI could replicate; it was a distinctly human integration of engineering pragmatism, market understa... See more

This fusion of obsession and insight made him more than a boat builder. Every detail served a larger vision—he was a designer of both products and the company that brought them to life.

“It’s a lifestyle, not a job.”

Design as literacy

You must learn the ground truth to know how to manipulate it. You can’t transform what you don’t understand. And you can’t know what you haven’t touched, haven’t built, haven’t broken.

My father’s single-minded attention to both detail and experience mirrors the approach of the best founders I’ve worked with.

Product success will largely be determined by intention and vision—before anything is built, before AI or humans begin creation. As engineering becomes focused on pushing the AI frontier, design's role shifts to making these powerful but complex tools intuitive, accessible, and desired. Just as users choose products for their value rather than thei... See more

Design as curation