· Essays
A short history of the blueprint
How an astronomer's iron-salt experiment from 1842 became the standard way to copy engineering drawings, why the lines were white on blue, and why the word outlived the object.
5 min read
Essays on whatever has my attention, and notes on the books, films and games I spend time with.
· Essays
How an astronomer's iron-salt experiment from 1842 became the standard way to copy engineering drawings, why the lines were white on blue, and why the word outlived the object.
5 min read
· Games
Portal 2, Valve (2011)
Valve's puzzle sequel never explains a mechanic. It introduces each one in a safe room, tests it alone, then combines it, and the writing runs on the same schedule.
4 min read
· Films
12 Angry Men, Sidney Lumet (1957)
One room, twelve men, ninety-six minutes. Sidney Lumet's debut hides a precise plan for lenses, camera height and blocking under a script built like a staircase.
5 min read
· Books
Dune, Frank Herbert (1965)
Frank Herbert's 1965 novel treats a planet as a working system and a messiah as a warning. The ideas have aged better than the prose.
5 min read