Design Practice

DDX Miami Field Report: The Human API

Designing the endpoints that remain when the glue work goes to machines.

Oct 2 • Marcel

Phnam Bagley Tests the Future

An Interview with Phnam Bagley, co-founder of Nonfiction Studio

Sep 11 • Marcel

You're Doing Too Much. Design as Infrastucture

Lessons on Human Infrastructure from Erik Spiekermann

Jan 20 • Marcel

Agents, Cultureware, and the Human Network Behind the Machine Network

Longform edition for Signal+Static paid readers

Dec 2, 2025 • Marcel

The New UX Terrain: Agents, Cultureware, and the Human Network

A field report from DDX San Diego on the systems shaping design’s next era

Nov 26, 2025 • Marcel

On designing the interface for a new kind of cockpit.

Jul 19, 2025 • Marcel

Glossary from the Loop

Design terms for systems, signals, bodies, and behaviors (Updated as the loop evolves.)

Jul 19, 2025 • Marcel

Systems, Signals, and Scaffolding: UX in the Age of AI

A response from the DDX NYC Conference.

Jul 1, 2025 • Marcel

The Cyborgs Aren’t Coming

They're Already Here: Design, Identity, and the Already-Cyborg Condition

Jun 5, 2025 • Marcel

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