Hi, I'm Matt.

I design and organize things at a digital product studio called Brand New Box.

You're probably here because you saw one of my silly side projects like:
> Dumb Cuneiform, my Clay-Tablet-as-a-Service, or
> Dracula Daily, 'the internet's biggest book club', or
> Charles Williams Library, the books I designed and published, or
> Secret Robots, my ongoing project to unmask the hidden robots inside children's toys.

Sometimes I teach university classes like this intro to UX or this designing digital products studio.

You can check out my real work, my many other silly side projects, my super-self-absorbed reading journal, or read my occasional blog posts or tweets. You and I would probably be friends if we hung out more.

Why is it that you only find those souvenir penny machines at tourist traps? Well, we made one for our city, and it moves from place to place, offering souvenir pennies from our favorite shops and restaurants. Proceeds go to local charities.

So: spin the crank at Local Crush ↗ .

Just about every culinary culture has pancakes. You know that chain pancake place over by the highway? They claim to be 'International', but they only offer us French Toast and Belgian Waffles. What other international delights are they keeping from us?

So: I'm making a database of International Pancakes ↗ .

Tilman Riemenschneider is the best medeival German sculptor you've never heard of. I like him so much I made this fan site, the most comprehensive listing of his work.

TilmanRiemenschneider.com ↗

What birds are nearby Matt right now? Let's listen.

This is an always-updated playlist of the ten most frequently sighted birds in my area, over the last two weeks. More details here.

Yes, I have a Tablet-as-a-Service called Dumb Cuneiform.

I like to dissect children's toys to find the creepy robots hiding inside.