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TASTE

What shapes
how I see

The designers, products, principles, and ideas that shaped my aesthetic. Taste is a practice — this is where mine comes from.

DESIGNERS & DES I STUDY
Rauno FreibergRestraint as proof of philosophy. The site is the argument.
Emil KowalskiHow to document interactions so well that the demo is the product.
Daniel PethoPublic experimentation as a creative practice — every piece a studied exploration.
Maxime HeckelWriting that teaches through the medium, not just the content. The demo lives inside the prose.
PRODUCTS I FIND BEAUTIFUL
LinearSpeed as a design principle, not a performance metric. Every interaction feels like it was cared about.
Vercel DashboardInformation density without noise. Data presented with the assumption that you're intelligent.
RaycastThe best keyboard-first product on any platform. Proof that power and simplicity aren't opposites.
PRINCIPLES THAT SHAPE HOW I BUILD
Dieter Rams — Less, but betterEvery element should earn its place. If it doesn't serve the user, it serves no one.
Ma (間) — Japanese negative spaceThe pause, the gap, the breath between things. Whitespace is not empty — it's where meaning lives.
The inevitable interfaceThe best design feels like it couldn't have been any other way. That quality is never accidental.
OUTSIDE DESIGN
ArchitectureHow buildings think about light, flow, and the experience of moving through space. The best architects design feeling, not just structure.
Film EditingPacing, rhythm, what to cut. The best interfaces have editorial instincts — knowing what not to show is as important as what you do.