A monthly NEWSLETTER FROM KUHNS, INC.

Blue collar wisdom for white collar work

Stories about craft, judgment, and working like humans.

A craftsperson works with weight, resistance, time, tools, and materials. They don't have the luxury of virtual space.

Digital and creative work make our bodies easy to ignore. We revise forever, add infinite layers, change direction without cleaning up the last one, and mistake constant clicking for progress.

This newsletter looks to embodied crafts for better modern working.

Through stories and reflections, Dustin consider what builders, mechanics, gardeners, cooks, artists, and other skilled workers can teach us about design, communication, judgment and technology.

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    Wood has grain. Metal has elasticity. Soil has seasons. A machine sings ugly songs when something is wrong.

    Digital work has materials too: language, attention, time, people, systems, and trust. The better we understand what we are working with, the better the work becomes.

    Written by Dustin Kuhns of Kuhns, Inc. — a creative operations firm helping arts and culture organizations make ambitious ideas work.