Jonas DowneyThe Mortality and Joy of Productivity“How much time left until I’m dead?”3 min read·Dec 13, 2017--2--2
Jonas DowneyMove Slowly and Fix ThingsRuminations on the heavy weight of software design in the 21st century.5 min read·Nov 14, 2017--51--51
Jonas DowneyThe Art of Designing With HeartHow to make useful, friendly software for real people.6 min read·Aug 29, 2016--38--38
Jonas DowneyWhy I love ugly, messy interfaces — and you probably do tooBeautiful. Fresh. Clean. Simple. Minimal. These words have been dominating design discourse for a while now. In case you’ve managed to miss…4 min read·Apr 6, 2016--168--168
Jonas DowneyIt’s OK not to use toolsRecently I did a little side project to improve the website for a non-profit animal shelter in our town. The existing site was an outdated…2 min read·Sep 22, 2015--26--26