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designer · engineer · researcher

howdy, i’m gail.
I make tech feel less like tech
and more like magic.

  1. functionality it works first
  2. modularity small parts, reusable everywhere
  3. customizability make it yours
  4. modesty the design does not shout
  5. delight one surprise, at the right moment
Gail Alderson
fig. aself-portrait
Gail Alderson beneath a canopy of lights
fig. bi’m not weird about lights, YOU’RE weird

optics

I explore how light shapes what we see and feel. See by a thread and mycelium.

music

I’m really into production and mixing. Check out my all-time favorites here.

books

  • A Brave New World
  • Sapiens
  • This Is Your Mind on Plants