Case
@case.bsky.social
Cyborg anthropologist studying humans and technology! Attention, UX and physical design.
Former MIT Media Lab, Harvard Berkman and Mozilla Fellow.
calmtech.institute // calmtech.com // cyborganthropology.com
Former MIT Media Lab, Harvard Berkman and Mozilla Fellow.
calmtech.institute // calmtech.com // cyborganthropology.com
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Case
@case.bsky.social
· Mar 31
At a fundamental level, all design is governance.
We encounter inconveniences in our products which are the result of governance decisions made on behalf of customers during the design process.
https://uxdesign.cc/how-design-is-governance-7c8dd466d753
We encounter inconveniences in our products which are the result of governance decisions made on behalf of customers during the design process.
https://uxdesign.cc/how-design-is-governance-7c8dd466d753
I'll be in Vienna for a few days (29 and 30) Sept! If anyone is around there, please let me know! I'd love to meet up.
August 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I'll be in Vienna for a few days (29 and 30) Sept! If anyone is around there, please let me know! I'd love to meet up.
I don't do SXSW much anymore, but we're working on a panel about Calm Tech in the Age of AI. If you have a SXSW, we'd really love a vote! participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
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August 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I don't do SXSW much anymore, but we're working on a panel about Calm Tech in the Age of AI. If you have a SXSW, we'd really love a vote! participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
🎨 What happens when we have more Chromebooks, but fewer paintbrushes in schools?
A recent survey by Education Week found that 77 percent of educators reported young students having greater difficulties handling pencils, pens, and scissors.
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A recent survey by Education Week found that 77 percent of educators reported young students having greater difficulties handling pencils, pens, and scissors.
caseorganic.medium.com/when-swiping...
When Swiping Supplants Scissors: The Hidden Cost of Touchscreens — And How Designers Can Help…
The history of technology is full of innovators who got their start creating with their hands. Steve Jobs cites a calligraphy class at Reed
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July 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🎨 What happens when we have more Chromebooks, but fewer paintbrushes in schools?
A recent survey by Education Week found that 77 percent of educators reported young students having greater difficulties handling pencils, pens, and scissors.
caseorganic.medium.com/when-swiping...
A recent survey by Education Week found that 77 percent of educators reported young students having greater difficulties handling pencils, pens, and scissors.
caseorganic.medium.com/when-swiping...
What if we can't do anything anymore because the moment we try to do anything we're constantly fixing the things that are breaking?
June 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
What if we can't do anything anymore because the moment we try to do anything we're constantly fixing the things that are breaking?
The Invisible Light That’s Harming Our Health — And How We Can Light Things Better
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The Invisible Light That’s Harming Our Health — And How We Can Light Things Better
I recently spent a few weeks running a conference for a community of researchers and writers in a historic chateau in the French…
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June 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Invisible Light That’s Harming Our Health — And How We Can Light Things Better
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I'm excited to announce the pilot launch of Calm Tech Pre-Certified™. For the first time, companies can work with Calm Tech Institute at the early design stage of future products to help ensure they're built with Calm Tech-approved design standards! www.calmtech.institute/post/introdu...
Introducing Calm Tech Pre-Certified™ for Products Under Development
Calm Tech Pre-Certified™ Logo, a program for tech products that respects human attention and time
www.calmtech.institute
June 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I'm excited to announce the pilot launch of Calm Tech Pre-Certified™. For the first time, companies can work with Calm Tech Institute at the early design stage of future products to help ensure they're built with Calm Tech-approved design standards! www.calmtech.institute/post/introdu...
"A bigger concern is that this light can change how drivers and pedestrians perceive their surroundings. That’s because different types of photoreceptors in the eyes are responsible for vision under different light conditions." www.scientificamerican.com/article/stre...
Streetlights Are Mysteriously Turning Purple. Here's Why
Newly purple streetlights might seem innocuous, but they could affect driver and pedestrian safety
www.scientificamerican.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"A bigger concern is that this light can change how drivers and pedestrians perceive their surroundings. That’s because different types of photoreceptors in the eyes are responsible for vision under different light conditions." www.scientificamerican.com/article/stre...
Giving a talk here at U Mass Amherst.
June 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Giving a talk here at U Mass Amherst.
This group wants our gadgets to chill TF out! thehustle.co/news/this-gr...
This group wants our gadgets to chill TF out
The advocacy effort promoting ‘calm’ tech that blends discreetly into our lives.
thehustle.co
June 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This group wants our gadgets to chill TF out! thehustle.co/news/this-gr...
My new horizon. It’s above a wetlands. Much easier to take calls here than on a video.
June 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My new horizon. It’s above a wetlands. Much easier to take calls here than on a video.
I wonder if there's a soundtrack that reduces the mind's propensity to click on emotionally-disregulating short form video content. endel.io might be in.
Endel - Focus, Relax and Sleep
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June 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I wonder if there's a soundtrack that reduces the mind's propensity to click on emotionally-disregulating short form video content. endel.io might be in.
How to deal with the emotional slot machine: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d43t...
You'll NEVER Watch Short Form Again After Watching This
YouTube video by Charlie Morgan
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June 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
How to deal with the emotional slot machine: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d43t...
A couple of wetlands are walking distance from my place
June 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A couple of wetlands are walking distance from my place
What's the best tea kettle you've ever used?
June 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
What's the best tea kettle you've ever used?
We've filled our sleeping spaces with tiny blue suns, and then we wonder why we can't sleep.
June 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
We've filled our sleeping spaces with tiny blue suns, and then we wonder why we can't sleep.
Two designers argued about which app was more beautiful.
A child picked up a stick and drew in the dirt, completely absorbed.
The wise observer said: "The child has designed the perfect interface—one that disappears into pure action."
A child picked up a stick and drew in the dirt, completely absorbed.
The wise observer said: "The child has designed the perfect interface—one that disappears into pure action."
June 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Two designers argued about which app was more beautiful.
A child picked up a stick and drew in the dirt, completely absorbed.
The wise observer said: "The child has designed the perfect interface—one that disappears into pure action."
A child picked up a stick and drew in the dirt, completely absorbed.
The wise observer said: "The child has designed the perfect interface—one that disappears into pure action."
Eventually this will happen. It's popping a bit at the edges rn. www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...
The Dumbphone Boom Is Real
A burgeoning cottage industry caters to beleaguered smartphone users desperate to escape their screens.
www.newyorker.com
June 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Eventually this will happen. It's popping a bit at the edges rn. www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...
Calm Tech Institute moved to sunny Colorado! We're getting settled in here and staring at the blue sky.
June 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Calm Tech Institute moved to sunny Colorado! We're getting settled in here and staring at the blue sky.
Don't put two VERY different actions this close together.
June 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Don't put two VERY different actions this close together.
Kitchen ventilation: youtu.be/ymK9k5PMA6g?...
Clearing the Air: Ultimate Guide to Proper Kitchen Ventilation
YouTube video by Yale Appliance
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May 31, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Kitchen ventilation: youtu.be/ymK9k5PMA6g?...
Incandescent light and salt!
May 28, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Incandescent light and salt!
“How you design the beep is important.”
Behind the movement for calmer gadgets.
Warm lights, tactile buttons, intuitive usage. By Scharon Harding for @arstechnica.com
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Behind the movement for calmer gadgets.
Warm lights, tactile buttons, intuitive usage. By Scharon Harding for @arstechnica.com
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
“How you design the beep is important.” Behind the movement for calmer gadgets.
Warm lights, tactile buttons, intuitive usage.
arstechnica.com
May 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“How you design the beep is important.”
Behind the movement for calmer gadgets.
Warm lights, tactile buttons, intuitive usage. By Scharon Harding for @arstechnica.com
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Behind the movement for calmer gadgets.
Warm lights, tactile buttons, intuitive usage. By Scharon Harding for @arstechnica.com
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
