Guy
@gschmd.bsky.social
I'm a UX & content designer working in civic tech. I live in Maryland with an amazing partner, three great kids, and a really chill dog.
http://thingstoclick.com/
http://thingstoclick.com/
Last Light On The Creek by Steven Weinberg. https://www.stevenweinbergstudio.com/shop/lastlightprint
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Last Light On The Creek by Steven Weinberg. https://www.stevenweinbergstudio.com/shop/lastlightprint
grug.design “grug make design. grug not know much. but grug know pain. grug try to avoid pain. grug learn over many fire-cycles.”
August 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
grug.design “grug make design. grug not know much. but grug know pain. grug try to avoid pain. grug learn over many fire-cycles.”
"What I love about pencils is the balance they strike: you can geek out on materials, production, or mark-making, and yet some of the best pencils being made will only run you a dollar or two. So you don’t have to sweat lending one out or losing one."
BTW № 3: Analog Edition
BTW № 3: Analog Edition
August 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"What I love about pencils is the balance they strike: you can geek out on materials, production, or mark-making, and yet some of the best pencils being made will only run you a dollar or two. So you don’t have to sweat lending one out or losing one."
BTW № 3: Analog Edition
BTW № 3: Analog Edition
"Dystopia is easy. You take what people are afraid of and tell them it’s right outside their door. The cure is to open the door and see the truth for yourself. What’s on the other side of the door is your neighbors, and some of them brought donuts."
How to stay hopeful: buttondown.com/monteiro/…
How to stay hopeful: buttondown.com/monteiro/…
August 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Dystopia is easy. You take what people are afraid of and tell them it’s right outside their door. The cure is to open the door and see the truth for yourself. What’s on the other side of the door is your neighbors, and some of them brought donuts."
How to stay hopeful: buttondown.com/monteiro/…
How to stay hopeful: buttondown.com/monteiro/…
"There’s nothing at all wrong with honing in, developing your craft, making variations of things you’re good at, and getting better each time. Nothing small about it. Nothing unfulfilling about it."
Knives and battleships: world.hey.com/jason/kni…
Knives and battleships: world.hey.com/jason/kni…
August 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"There’s nothing at all wrong with honing in, developing your craft, making variations of things you’re good at, and getting better each time. Nothing small about it. Nothing unfulfilling about it."
Knives and battleships: world.hey.com/jason/kni…
Knives and battleships: world.hey.com/jason/kni…
"There seems to be a certain essence in us that we must allow to guide us through life. If we defy this compass, we can end up in places we don’t belong. But if we trust it, follow it, we might do something as grand as fulfilling our purpose."
vague, inchoate feeling: rebeccatoh.co/vague-inc…
vague, inchoate feeling: rebeccatoh.co/vague-inc…
August 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"There seems to be a certain essence in us that we must allow to guide us through life. If we defy this compass, we can end up in places we don’t belong. But if we trust it, follow it, we might do something as grand as fulfilling our purpose."
vague, inchoate feeling: rebeccatoh.co/vague-inc…
vague, inchoate feeling: rebeccatoh.co/vague-inc…
Bunker hallway 3: www.reddit.com/r/urbanex…
August 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Bunker hallway 3: www.reddit.com/r/urbanex…
Rain by Lea Ignatius: www.kansallisgalleria.fi/en/object…
August 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Rain by Lea Ignatius: www.kansallisgalleria.fi/en/object…
The wave building: www.wallpaper.com/architect…
August 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The wave building: www.wallpaper.com/architect…
Some things to click for your Friday.
August 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Some things to click for your Friday.
On Additive and Extractive Technologies, “an extractive technology seeks to extract value from you instead of providing it.” Avoid.
Seer, “the built environment itself is, for all intents and purposes, becoming a gigan... https://thingstoclick.com/2025/08/06/on-additive-and-extractive-technologies/
Seer, “the built environment itself is, for all intents and purposes, becoming a gigan... https://thingstoclick.com/2025/08/06/on-additive-and-extractive-technologies/
August 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
On Additive and Extractive Technologies, “an extractive technology seeks to extract value from you instead of providing it.” Avoid.
Seer, “the built environment itself is, for all intents and purposes, becoming a gigan... https://thingstoclick.com/2025/08/06/on-additive-and-extractive-technologies/
Seer, “the built environment itself is, for all intents and purposes, becoming a gigan... https://thingstoclick.com/2025/08/06/on-additive-and-extractive-technologies/
Some things I liked this week: Photos of Baltimore at Night. BS 2000 a Beastie Boy adjacent project. Good advice from Chris Glass: Send the Card. The Amazing Art of the Video Game Marquee. Enjoying some epic late summer skies.
August 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Some things I liked this week: Photos of Baltimore at Night. BS 2000 a Beastie Boy adjacent project. Good advice from Chris Glass: Send the Card. The Amazing Art of the Video Game Marquee. Enjoying some epic late summer skies.
July 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Read: The sound of inevitability: “These are some big names in the tech world, all framing the [AI] conversation in a very specific way. Rather than “is this the future you want?”, the question is instead “how will you adapt to... https://thingstoclick.com/2025/07/24/read-the-sound-of-inevitability/
July 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Read: The sound of inevitability: “These are some big names in the tech world, all framing the [AI] conversation in a very specific way. Rather than “is this the future you want?”, the question is instead “how will you adapt to... https://thingstoclick.com/2025/07/24/read-the-sound-of-inevitability/