I’ve always been drawn to many different disciplines. Architecture, graphic design, illustration, writing, psychology, music, theology, history, literature- they all have something to teach us about how people experience the world.

I don't believe great designers are shaped by studying design alone. They're shaped by studying people. The best design ideas often come from unexpected places, which is why I think designers should approach the world like scholars: curious, observant, and eager to learn across disciplines. Every book, conversation, drawing, and ordinary moment has the potential to become part of the creative process.

That's what inspired the name Commonplace.

Historically, a commonplace book wasn't a diary or a sketchbook. It was a living collection of ideas- a place where writers, artists, scientists, and scholars gathered quotations, observations, sketches, questions, and discoveries from every corner of life. It wasn't organized by discipline; it was organized by curiosity.

This website is my own commonplace book.

It's a collection of the things I'm learning, making, and noticing as I continue exploring architecture, story, and the everyday.

I don't expect to become an expert in every field. But I do hope to remain a lifelong student of the world, collecting ideas wherever they appear and asking how they might help us create places that are more thoughtful, more human, and more meaningful.