Lab

Most of this stuff actually works

I tinker with applying cutting-edge tech, making tools for myself and others, and occasionally writing.

Projects

Tools

Experiments

Web 1.0 & 2.0

Deep Cuts

Essays

Beyond Vibe-Coding: A Strategic Framework for AI in Design

Beyond Vibe-Coding: A Strategic Framework for AI in Design

How AI can strengthen design influence, and practical methods for applying it in our process.

2025
Exploring the Future of HCI at Dynamicland

Exploring the Future of HCI at Dynamicland

Reflections on visiting Bret Victor’s interactive experiment in Oakland.

2018
An Experiment in Personal Healthcare Protocols

An Experiment in Personal Healthcare Protocols

How can healthcare plans be managed more easily?

2017
Envisioning Change in Science Communication

Envisioning Change in Science Communication

Thoughts on iteration, phase shifts, and stasis

2017
Known Unknowns and Unknown Unknowns

Known Unknowns and Unknown Unknowns

How do we describe what we don’t yet know?

2017
Blended Systems in Design & Biology

Blended Systems in Design & Biology

What can designers learn from chloroplasts?

2017
The Soul of a Design

The Soul of a Design

Is it possible for design to have soul?

2017
Visualizing Levels of Confidence in Science Communication

Visualizing Levels of Confidence in Science Communication

How much do we really know?

2017
The Languages of Chemistry: A Review

The Languages of Chemistry: A Review

We live in a chemical world. How are we currently describing it?

2017
Living, Breathing Products: Thoughts on Organic Design

Living, Breathing Products: Thoughts on Organic Design

Lately I’ve noticed some trends converging into a larger trend that might aptly be described as Organic Design.

2017
Coping with Complexity: A Design Perspective of Biotech and Science

Coping with Complexity: A Design Perspective of Biotech and Science

The biotech world is a fascinating place to be right now.

2017
Aesthetic Biotech: Petunias, Iridescence, and Flamethrowers

Aesthetic Biotech: Petunias, Iridescence, and Flamethrowers

For centuries, plant breeders have dominated the aesthetic plant domain, mostly through hybridization. Orchid breeders, the interesting…

2017
CCL Plant Bio: A space for plant biotech in the Bay

CCL Plant Bio: A space for plant biotech in the Bay

Around February 2016, I came across a WSJ article about a guy named Sebastian Cocioba, a self-taught biohacker in New York. It explained…

2016
Design Principles in Nature

Design Principles in Nature

What design principles lead to Nature being so incredible?

2014

Patents

Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface

5 patents in one family · Salesforce · 2022–2025

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Interspersed message batching in a database system

2 patents in one family · Salesforce · 2022–2025

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Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface

Salesforce · 2023

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Segment creation in a database system

Salesforce · 2023

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Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface

Salesforce · 2022

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User interface for creating and managing URL parameters

Salesforce · 2022

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Database system dashboard snapshotting

Salesforce · 2021

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Automatic dashboard tiles for online tools

Salesforce · 2021

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Systems and methods for managing a campaign

Application pending · Salesforce · 2025

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