I'm Rob Pitt

I design and build systems that reduce complexity.


Digital Tools


clocks

TVTIME↗ — an ambient clock for PICO-8

Human designs, vibes with AI

Markdown for the Rest of Us↗ — a writing app designed and developed to make markdown feel human · Product Hunt↗

1bitkindle.com↗ — a 1-bit drawing app for Kindle built around creative constraint · process↗

Risoprint Studio↗ — an offset-printing simulator for exploring process, color, and registration · motivation↗

webcomics, writing, stories and their containers

Fix Make Mod↗ — a repair comic and custom-built publishing system


Client Systems


corporate pain relievers

Nordstrom — where did the gift cards go?

TD Bank — why can't I use my new credit card yet?

Defendify — no more manual reports, please.

Covetrus — I need more than one prescription.

Detailed walkthroughs and case studies are available.


Thought work


writings about AI

Brain Mirror™: How AI Reflects the Minds That Use It↗

The 0.1%: What Happens When Humans Engage LLMs With Radical Openness↗

Why AI Trains Us to Treat Humans Like Machines↗

Something Big is Happening↗


Say hello—✉

(Yes — this site itself was designed, written, and exported from my app)