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