The quiet economics of a one-person publication
Five years of a paid newsletter, and what it taught me about pricing, churn, and the cost of caring about design.
Essays
Long-form arguments about independent media and its incentives.
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The archive is the product
Why back catalogues outperform launches, and how to structure one people actually browse.
The reader you never hear from
Ninety-four percent never reply. Designing for them changes every decision.
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What a correction should cost you
Publishing errors in public is cheaper than the alternative. A policy worth copying.
Writing for the second read
Editing for the person who comes back in a year, not the one skimming today.
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A designer inside a newsroom
What changes when the person setting the type sits in edit meetings.
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