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Seven Beautiful Words

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Seven Beautiful Words

Designing meanings and reading shapes and writing sounds

By Jessica Barness 21 Jan 2024
Slow and Steady, Crafting a Spring Plan

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Slow and Steady, Crafting a Spring Plan

When the January cozies are upon us and I am easily swayed by arbitrary goals.

By Jessica Barness 14 Jan 2024
New Year, Old Coffee Stains, and the Harp

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New Year, Old Coffee Stains, and the Harp

Looking at, and reflecting on, what’s right in front of me

By Jessica Barness 07 Jan 2024
Ritual Machines

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Ritual Machines

There's some magic in powering up a device (and making a cup of coffee) to begin designing writing...

By Jessica Barness 17 Dec 2023
Text of Writing as Visual

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Text of Writing as Visual

A few thoughts on showing voices, times, places, and media on the page.

By Jessica Barness 12 Dec 2023
Learning the Flexibilities of Structure

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Learning the Flexibilities of Structure

Rethinking structure — instead of eating chocolate — can help a stalled writing project

By Jessica Barness 28 Nov 2023
Welcome to The Quiet Design Scholar

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Welcome to The Quiet Design Scholar

where offbeat ideas meet the edges of my written and creative projects

By Jessica Barness 20 Nov 2023
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