The Rise of Home-Cooked Software, Authenticity & Imperfection, and When to Start a Design Studio

The 52" monitor, home-cooked software, claude code, vibe coding, personal tools, craft, authenticity and imperfection, authorship and taste, designing without scale, having an independent design practice, freelancing vs studios, building a career on your own terms.Tesla Optimus Failhttps://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/1pfzxt0/tesla_optimus/Dell's Big Boyhttps://www.engadget.com/computing/dell-unveils-a-massive-52-inch-6k-ultrawide-curved-monitor-at-ces-2026-140024842.htmlPeople Building with Claude Codehttps://x.com/claudeai/status/2009666254815269313?s=20Ryo Lu's OS https://os.ryo.lu/Gabriel Valdivia's Big Calendarhttps://x.com/gabrielvaldivia/status/2008259086614409438?s=20David McGillivray is a designer and creative director in upstate New York, designing for early stage tech companies through his own practice. He also co-founded Offhours and runs Corners, an art and design store in the Catskills. Jacob Heftmann is a Los Angeles-based surfer and graphic designer. He is currently the Design Director at Grilli Type. Previously he was on the faculty at Parsons and founded XXIX and Index in New York City.Artwork by Pablo DelcanMusic by Mondo BoysArtwork typeface; GT Standard Mono by Grilli Typewww.worksbutmakesnoises.com