Power and Fantasy — Hamcus SS21
With a reflective approach to narrative storytelling, Hamcus builds familiar yet foreign worlds…
April 04, 2021
5 min
Published by Author 47
Software Designer and Researcher
I'm a product consultant and design technologist.
I build my own independent products like Knowsi and StupidFits, and consult with big enterprises on building useful things internally.
I've worked at IDEO and the US Digital Service, and have gone deep with clients like IKEA, Planned Parenthood, and CIID.
I've been an entrepreneur, an artist, a designer at IDEO, a digital service expert at the Pentagon, and a think tank fellow. Right now, I'm trying to build something a little different: slowly, sustainably, and consciously.
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Reflexive Reflective
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