Journal · Issue 04
Field
Notes
Essays, build logs and small opinions on shipping product from a desk in Nairobi.
All writing
5 entries- 01Design·6 min read
The editorial eye — bringing print instincts into product UI
Type hierarchy, negative space, the 12-column grid: what magazines still teach us about digital layout in 2026.
Apr 30, 2026 - 02Engineering·8 min read
Kotlin to TypeScript — a survival guide for full-stack devs
The mental models, tooling and gotchas when you're jumping between JVM mobile work and modern React on the same afternoon.
Apr 08, 2026 - 03Automation·7 min read
n8n in anger — the workflows that actually earned me money
Five automations I built for real clients, what they cost to run, and the honest limits of no-code glue.
Mar 21, 2026 - 04Engineering·10 min read
TanStack Start — the first 90 days in production
What worked, what didn't, and why I've quietly retired Next.js from my client stack for now.
Mar 02, 2026 - 05Studio·5 min read
Working from Nairobi — a studio, not a hustle
Timezones, invoices, EU clients and coffee. How I run a one-person practice from Kilimani.
Feb 14, 2026
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