the universal

Journal · the universal

How it was made, and how we live.

We write two kinds of pieces. Longer, edited essays, and short working notes. The list on the left holds the ten most recent.

Essays

One longer piece per issue. The philosophy of making, the way we work, how the internet acts on small businesses. We post only after editing it to the end.

Working notes

Short pieces written day to day. A technical find, a conversation with a customer, a review of a tool we used. Short, but written honestly.

How often we publish

There is no set schedule. We write when there is something to write. On average, an essay once a quarter and a working note about once a week.

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