On Starting

Every creative project begins with the same problem: you have to start somewhere.

The blank page is a cliché, but it's a cliché because it's true. There's something in the finality of the first mark — the commitment it implies — that makes us hesitate.

The Pressure of the First Move

In chess, the first move is considered carefully because it sets the tone for everything that follows. In design, the same instinct applies. We overweight the first decision, as though choosing the wrong typeface on day one dooms the entire project.

It doesn't.

Most first moves are reversible. Most directions can be changed. The real danger isn't making the wrong first move — it's not making one at all.

Starting as Practice

The best creative practitioners I know don't wait for the perfect starting point. They start badly, on purpose. A rough sketch, a placeholder, a word that's almost right but not quite. Something to react to.

Reaction is easier than creation ex nihilo. Give yourself something to push against.

A Note on This Site

This site is a beginning. It will change — the design, the writing, the projects it holds. For now, it exists to mark the start of something.

That's enough.