<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>notes</title><description>A slow blog about design, code, and building a more considered web.</description><link>https://example.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>The quiet luxury of a good empty state</title><link>https://example.com/posts/the-quiet-luxury-of-a-good-empty-state/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/posts/the-quiet-luxury-of-a-good-empty-state/</guid><description>The screen you see before there&apos;s anything to see is still a screen. A few notes on designing for nothing.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Design</category><category>Product</category></item><item><title>Stop animating everything</title><link>https://example.com/posts/stop-animating-everything/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/posts/stop-animating-everything/</guid><description>Motion is a seasoning, not a meal. Notes on choosing what moves, what stays still, and why restraint reads as quality.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Motion</category><category>Design</category></item><item><title>A blog is a garden, not a feed</title><link>https://example.com/posts/a-blog-is-a-garden-not-a-feed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/posts/a-blog-is-a-garden-not-a-feed/</guid><description>Feeds reward frequency. Gardens reward attention. A case for writing on your own terms, at your own pace.</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Writing</category><category>Web</category></item><item><title>Building this site with Astro, slowly</title><link>https://example.com/posts/building-this-site-with-astro-slowly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/posts/building-this-site-with-astro-slowly/</guid><description>A static site, a handful of small scripts, and no framework runtime. Notes on the stack behind these pages.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Astro</category><category>Engineering</category></item><item><title>What a directory can teach you about hierarchy</title><link>https://example.com/posts/what-a-directory-teaches-you-about-hierarchy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/posts/what-a-directory-teaches-you-about-hierarchy/</guid><description>A list of links is one of the oldest interfaces on the web. It&apos;s also one of the hardest to get right.</description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Design</category><category>Web</category></item><item><title>The case for smaller websites</title><link>https://example.com/posts/the-case-for-smaller-websites/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/posts/the-case-for-smaller-websites/</guid><description>Not every site needs a design system, a component library, and a build pipeline. Some just need a few good pages.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Web</category><category>Craft</category></item><item><title>My favorite typefaces for interfaces</title><link>https://example.com/posts/my-favorite-typefaces-for-interfaces/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/posts/my-favorite-typefaces-for-interfaces/</guid><description>Four type families I keep returning to, and the small reasons they work so well on screens.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Typography</category><category>Design</category></item><item><title>Notes on scroll, restraint, and speed</title><link>https://example.com/posts/notes-on-scroll-restraint-and-speed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/posts/notes-on-scroll-restraint-and-speed/</guid><description>Smooth scrolling is easy to add and easy to abuse. A few rules for keeping scroll motion on the right side of pleasant.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Motion</category><category>Web</category></item></channel></rss>