3rd annual get-together
Writing by Al Abut, a product designer and startup veteran.
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IWC BER 2025
The Non-Designer's Design Book
Revisiting a 90's classic for the IndieWeb book club
Organizing Photos
Brainstorming ideas before IndieWebCamp in Berlin
Fun in the Mud
Practicing bikepacking skills in the rain
Shelter Island
Cooling off during local summer
Cosplaying as an Influencer
A story about photography, coffee & cycling
Rebuilding Digital Relationships
The power of friendly non-transactional connections
Housecleaning Jams
A music playlist for chores
Advice About Advice
A simple guiding principle
Lunch At Five Guys
Hanging out with local web friends
Hello World
Doing a proper introduction
A New Year, A New Blog
Getting back into the writing saddle
Diving Into Dune
Reading the books in advance of the upcoming movie
Feeling Inspired at Disneyland
Why I became an annual passholder
Thoughts on Taste
Originators vs imitators
The Long Tail, Revisited
How info overload affects popularity
Change Before You Have To
How to plan for disruption
Space Exploration Is Important
This time it's different: reflecting our Earthly challenges instead of ignoring them
Racism in Soccer
My personal parallels between Euro 88 & 2020
An Ode To A New Old Friend
A tribute to my first computer, a Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
Stop Multi-tasking Your Eyeballs
Making a case for single monitor workstations
Growth Through Writing
Embracing the grind of creative challenges
UI Playgrounds
A retrospective on how fertile ecosystems drive design experimentation
6 months of shooting photos around San Diego
Practicing with the Sony ZV-1
My Principles & Work Philosophy
A playbook for how I work & think
Design Sprints
Pros, cons & alternatives