Field Bureau + Werkstatt
Software tools, intelligent systems, and thoughtful interfaces.
An independent design and technology practice. We make software tools that are deliberate, human, and built to last — blending analysis with craft, always in the context of real use.
The markdown suite
Three native apps — capture, organize, navigate — built on plain markdown files that stay on your device.
macOS / iOS · .md
SR-7
Voice recorder that transcribes on-device and hands you a markdown file.
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macOS / iOS · .md
TR-2 Beta
Task manager where every task is a plain file you own.
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macOS · .md
ML-42
Browse and edit every markdown file across all your folders.
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ET Series
Explorations into mathematics, fiction, and the human condition, built as software.
Utilities
Small tools that do one thing really well.
Field Reports
All posts →May 12
Chaos Studies Lands on Playdate
The version that started it all is now live in the Playdate Catalog. Nine attractors, one crank, no goal.
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Apr 10
Designing the SR-7 Icon in Code
The icon for SR-7 never left the codebase. Designed in SVG, iterated in conversation, shipped without an export step.
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Apr 5
Introducing ML-42
A native macOS app for markdown files. Browse your projects visually, read with a fast preview, edit raw markdown just as fast — across every repo, docs folder, and notes directory you work with.
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