Writing
What we design designs us.
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2026
10 min readWhat We Design Designs Us.
Interaction design is far bigger than screens. On power, responsibility, and why I no longer think of people as users.
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2026
2 min readDesigning for Blackout
What Iran’s internet shutdown reveals about human-centered design under repression.
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2025
5 min readHow Designers Are Helping AI Dark Patterns
In our effort to make AI feel more human, we have made it a better manipulator.
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Observation journal
Ordinary Rhythms of the Cafe
An ethnographic observation of a cafe. Through photographs and notes, I capture the atmosphere and the subtle gestures that shape experience: shifting light, solitary posture, group sitting, and the ritual of waiting.
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Response
“Your work and the narrative remind me of Christopher Alexander’s. This is so incredible. I have shared this project for four years now and I haven’t seen it done so thoughtfully, and so obsessively.”
Dimeji Onafuwa, ArtCenter College of Design, Fall 2025