Design essays and thinking by Nilson Gaspar.https://nilsongaspar.omg.lol/en-ushttps://nilsongaspar.omg.lol/notes/the-comic-book-kid/https://nilsongaspar.omg.lol/notes/the-comic-book-kid/From Sal Buscema and John Byrne to Photoshop, web forums, and design. How the kid who wanted to draw comics became a product designer without ever changing the question.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdesigncraftoriginshttps://nilsongaspar.omg.lol/notes/magic-in-the-real-world/https://nilsongaspar.omg.lol/notes/magic-in-the-real-world/Taking apart a toy cop car, then a black-and-white TV, then computers. How a kid's need to understand how things work became the way I design.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdesigncraftcuriosityhttps://nilsongaspar.omg.lol/notes/inside-context-outside-eyes/https://nilsongaspar.omg.lol/notes/inside-context-outside-eyes/Recording my own prototypes lets me review them as if they were someone else's work. How to keep a maker's context while borrowing an outsider's eyes.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdesignprocessfeedbackhttps://nilsongaspar.omg.lol/notes/reality-and-fiction-in-figma/https://nilsongaspar.omg.lol/notes/reality-and-fiction-in-figma/The gap between using a tool and understanding what is underneath it, and why that matters more in the age of AI agents.Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdesignaicode