Journal
I write to think clearly
Short essays on product design, enterprise systems and Arabic interfaces, and what the work itself teaches me.
Preview: the essays here are placeholders until the real ones are published.
06Featured essay · DesignCalm is not emptinessWe often confuse a calm interface with an empty one. Calm is a decision about order, not a removal of information.2 min read · 2026/10/06Read the essay2026
- Design · 2026/10/06 · 2 min readCalm is not emptinessWe often confuse a calm interface with an empty one. Calm is a decision about order, not a removal of information.
- Arabic UI · 2026/09/27 · 1 min readAn Arabic interface is not a translationFlipping left to right is only the first step. What comes after is what makes an Arabic user feel the product was made for them.
- AI · 2026/09/14 · 1 min readWhen I don't use AII use models daily for research, analysis and writing. There are three moments in a project when I switch them off entirely.
- Craft · 2026/08/29 · 1 min readLeading a design team for the first timeI moved from a designer who ships screens to someone responsible for screens others design. These are the three hardest lessons.
- Systems · 2026/08/12 · 1 min readOn estimated numbers in case studiesWhy some results in my work carry a “≈”, and the difference between a measured number and an estimated one.
- Design · 2026/07/30 · 1 min readWhy I start on paper before the screenDesign tools tempt you to polish early. Paper forces you to think about structure because it allows nothing else.
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