designer · engineer · researcher

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

My design principles

functionality it works first
modularity small parts, reusable everywhere
customizability make it yours
modesty the design does not shout
delight one surprise, at the right moment

Gail Alderson — fig. aself-portrait

Gail Alderson beneath a canopy of lights — fig. bbeneath a canopy of lights, naturally

My interests

optics: light and creative potential

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

music: theory, production, and mixing

My all-time favorites live here.

books: anthropology and psychology

I return to Sapiens, This Is Your Mind on Plants, and A Brave New World.