Check out the light in my office right now 🤩 . When the light comes through the window like this, the sun’s rays hit different surfaces and edges in ways that seem different to me every time. Of course, the sun follows a consistent path throughout the year, and my house isn’t moving. But my noticing is not nearly so consistent. That reminds that all systems — natural and artificial — operate through patterns of connection and influence. Our job as designers isn’t just to...