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Guides: hiring, shipping, and working with a design engineer
Framer Expert, Agency, or In-House: Which One You Actually Need
An honest comparison of the three ways to get your website built, including the hidden costs nobody quotes you for.
August 5, 2026 · 8 min read
Framer JS or Framer? What You're Actually Hiring For
People search for Framer JS developers and Framer.js designers every day. Three different jobs hide behind that phrase, and hiring for the wrong one is expensive.
July 22, 2026 · 7 min read
What It Actually Costs to Hire a Framer Expert
Real ranges for project work, retainers, and hourly rates: what the wider market charges, the platform fees nobody quotes, and why the cheapest quote almost always turns out to be the expensive one.
June 24, 2026 · 11 min read
Design to Code Without Handoff Drag
A practical design-to-code workflow for teams that want fewer translation errors, less rework, and a cleaner path from idea to shipped product.
April 7, 2026 · 8 min read
How to Hire a Framer Expert Without Paying for Pretty Screenshots
What founders should actually look for when hiring a Framer expert for a startup website, launch page, or conversion-focused marketing site.
April 7, 2026 · 7 min read
What a Design Engineer Actually Does for Startups
A practical answer to what a design engineer does, when a startup actually needs one, and where the role creates leverage.
April 7, 2026 · 7 min read
Essays: thinking out loud since 2019
The Human Tell
When anything can look finished, polish proves nothing. What sets human-made work apart from AI is authorship: the one thing a machine can't fake.
August 11, 2026 · 5 min read
'The Community': Rethinking How We Connect
Information isn't just a part of the community – it IS the community. A reflection on how digital spaces shape the way we gather, share, and belong.
March 17, 2025 · 5 min read
The Myth of Linearity in Learning Design
The process of learning design is like climbing a series of stepping stones. The path isn't straight, and that's exactly the point.
March 23, 2024 · 4 min read
Generalist Designer Renaissance: A Full-Circle
Once upon a time, designers donned many hats. Then specialization became the gospel. Now, something is shifting again.
October 26, 2023 · 4 min read
Designing the Future of Science: Beginning the Journey of ScieNFT
What happens when you try to put scientific publishing on the blockchain? You discover that the hardest problems aren.t technical. They.re human.
October 16, 2023 · 5 min read
Designer & Developer Relationship Status: It's Complicated
Reflecting on the delicate dance between designers and developers: the misunderstandings, the breakthroughs, and the moments where it all clicks.
April 25, 2019 · 5 min read