Max by Design

"AI has rewired my brain!" says Old Guy.

I've been writing code since the late 1970s. Every family should have a website. Every cause deserves one. Every idea that matters is worth putting somewhere people can find it. I build them — fast, clean, no bloat.

Recent work · V2.0

The Meaning of Life

Short answer: it's up to you. Mother Nature sent you here as an experiment. You are unique. So be that.

A family of AI persona chatbots — Mr. Rogers, Buddha, Carl Sagan, and others who have something worth saying.

Meet the bots →

Reimagine School

Children are born full of light. What if school worked with that instead of against it?

Read the argument →

Democracy Means Everyone

Everyone. Not just the people who look like you, vote like you, or live where you do.

See the idea →

Network Animation

One person calls six. They each call six. Watch how fast the world connects — a 3D visualization of exponential reach.

Watch it grow →

A browser-based music generator. Build loops, reinterpret them, mangle them into something unexpected.

Make some noise →

A 3D interactive classroom — what learning spaces could look and feel like.

Step inside →

An operating system for families. Wholeness, connection, and the things that actually matter — organized.

17 jumbo jets of Americans die every day from preventable causes. Most of those habits were installed before age 20.

See the data →

An AI narrator for your life. Describe what's happening — it tells the story back to you.

Stubbornly yourself — on a shirt. Merch for people who don't apologize for who they are.

Turn any image into symmetry — radial wheels, seamless tiles, and skirt panels, ready to print on fabric.

Make patterns →

Browse, search, and upload images from anywhere — phone or desktop. Source images and finished pieces, all in one catalog.

Browse the catalog →

What Our Bodies Know

You were built right. Most of what went wrong was installed without your knowledge or consent.

Have an idea? Tell me about it.

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