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Featured Experiments

Interactive demonstrations where tools recede into use

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    ║   RENDER PREVIEW: SEE WHAT THE AI SEES                                ║
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    ║   ┌─────────────────┐        ┌─────────────────┐        ┌───────────┐ ║
    ║   │    ┌───┐ ┌───┐  │        │    ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓   │        │  photo-   │ ║
    ║   │    │   │ │   │  │   →    │    ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓   │   →    │  realistic│ ║
    ║   │    └───┘ └───┘  │  WASM  │    ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   │   AI   │  render   │ ║
    ║   │    ┌─────────┐  │        │    ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   │        │           │ ║
    ║   │    │         │  │        │    ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   │        │           │ ║
    ║   │    └─────────┘  │        │                 │        │           │ ║
    ║   └─────────────────┘        └─────────────────┘        └───────────┘ ║
    ║      Original SVG              Canon Preview           ControlNet    ║
    ║      (your drawing)          (white on black)          (photorealism)║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║   "See what the AI sees. Control what the AI does."                   ║
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December 27, 2025 5 min read

Render Preview: See What the AI Sees

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    ║   RENDER STUDIO: EXPLICIT CONTROL, TRANSPARENT RESULTS                            ║
    ║                                                                                   ║
    ║   ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────┐   ║
    ║   │     FLOOR PLAN EDITOR       │        RENDER PREVIEW                       │   ║
    ║   │                             │                                             │   ║
    ║   │   ┌───┐ ┌───┐  [Upload]     │   ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐   │   ║
    ║   │   │   │ │   │               │   │     ControlNet Conditioning         │   │   ║
    ║   │   └───┘ └───┘               │   │     ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓           │   │   ║
    ║   │   ┌─────────────┐           │   │     ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓           │   │   ║
    ║   │   │             │           │   │     ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓           │   │   ║
    ║   │   └─────────────┘           │   └─────────────────────────────────────┘   │   ║
    ║   │                             │                                             │   ║
    ║   │   ┌─ SVG Operations ──────┐ │   ┌─ Render Settings ───────────────────┐   │   ║
    ║   │   │ [🛋️ Furniture] [👥 Ppl] │ │   │ Materials: [threshold-dwelling ▼]  │   │   ║
    ║   │   │ [🏷️ Label] [🗑️ Remove] │ │   │ Lighting:  [golden-hour ▼]         │   │   ║
    ║   │   └───────────────────────┘ │   │ Angle:     [wide ▼]                 │   │   ║
    ║   │                             │   └─────────────────────────────────────┘   │   ║
    ║   │   History: [Undo (3)] [Reset]│   [          Generate Render           ]   │   ║
    ║   └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────┘   ║
    ║                                                                                   ║
    ║   "See what the AI sees. Control what the AI does." — Canon Differentiation       ║
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December 27, 2025 10 min read

Render Studio: Explicit Control, Transparent Results

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    ║   KINETIC TYPOGRAPHY: DATA-INK RATIO FOR MOTION                       ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║   Phase 1: Scatter          Phase 2: Converge        Phase 3: Weight  ║
    ║   ┌───────────────────┐     ┌───────────────────┐    ┌──────────────┐ ║
    ║   │  L     s          │     │                   │    │              │ ║
    ║   │    e       ,      │     │  Less, but        │    │  Less, but   │ ║
    ║   │       b  t        │ ──▶ │       better      │ ──▶│      BETTER  │ ║
    ║   │  u           r    │     │                   │    │              │ ║
    ║   │         e         │     │                   │    │              │ ║
    ║   └───────────────────┘     └───────────────────┘    └──────────────┘ ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║   0%─────────20%────────60%─────────80%────────100%                   ║
    ║   opacity    position      lock        weight gain                    ║
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    ║   "Above all else, show the data." — Edward Tufte                     ║
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December 21, 2025 6 min read

Kinetic Typography: Data-Ink Ratio for Motion

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    ║   HEIDEGGERIAN FORM EXPERIENCE                                        ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║   ┌─────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────┐    ║
    ║   │                             │                                │    ║
    ║   │    SERVICE CONFIGURATION    │     LIVE DATABASE              │    ║
    ║   │                             │                                │    ║
    ║   │    ┌─ Service Type ────┐    │     ┌────────────────────────┐ │    ║
    ║   │    │ [Automation    ▼] │    │     │ automation / workflow  │ │    ║
    ║   │    └───────────────────┘    │     │ 2 features · growth    │ │    ║
    ║   │                             │     ├────────────────────────┤ │    ║
    ║   │    ┌─ Scope ───────────┐    │     │ transformation / proc  │ │    ║
    ║   │    │ [Workflow      ▼] │    │     │ 4 features · enterprise│ │    ║
    ║   │    └───────────────────┘    │     └────────────────────────┘ │    ║
    ║   │                             │                                │    ║
    ║   │    ┌─ Features ────────┐    │     "The form recedes;         │    ║
    ║   │    │ ☑ Routing         │    │      the service emerges."     │    ║
    ║   │    │ ☐ Triggers        │    │                                │    ║
    ║   │    └───────────────────┘    │                                │    ║
    ║   │                             │                                │    ║
    ║   └─────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────┘    ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║   Zuhandenheit → Vorhandenheit → Gestell → Gelassenheit              ║
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December 19, 2025 8 min read

Heideggerian Form Experience: When Forms Serve Rather Than Extract

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    ║   VALIDATION AS ZUHANDENHEIT              ║
    ║                                           ║
    ║   Before (Vorhandenheit):                 ║
    ║   ┌────────┐     ┌────────┐     ┌──────┐  ║
    ║   │ Input  │ ──▶ │ Server │ ──▶ │ ???  │  ║
    ║   │ (ok)   │     │  (ok)  │     │ FAIL │  ║
    ║   └────────┘     └────────┘     └──────┘  ║
    ║                                 ↑         ║
    ║                          "failed to       ║
    ║                           upload image"   ║
    ║                                           ║
    ║   After (Zuhandenheit):                   ║
    ║   ┌────────┐                              ║
    ║   │ Input  │ ──▶ ✓ proceeds               ║
    ║   │ ⚠ 142  │     or                       ║
    ║   │ chars  │ ──▶ ✗ "rename file"          ║
    ║   └────────┘                              ║
    ║                                           ║
    ║   The tool recedes; the work continues.   ║
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December 12, 2025 6 min read

Validation as Zuhandenheit: Preventing Tool Breakdown Through Proximity

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    ║   SUBTRACTIVE TYPOGRAPHY                                      ║
    ║                                                               ║
    ║   Frame 0:                                                    ║
    ║   ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
    ║   │ We help businesses identify operational inefficiencies  │ ║
    ║   │ and implement AI-powered automation solutions that      │ ║
    ║   │ streamline workflows and remove what obscures.          │ ║
    ║   └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
    ║                              ↓ scroll                         ║
    ║   Frame 1:                                                    ║
    ║   ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
    ║   │ We h̶e̶l̶p̶ ̶b̶u̶s̶i̶n̶e̶s̶s̶e̶s̶ ̶i̶d̶e̶n̶t̶i̶f̶y̶ ̶o̶p̶e̶r̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶a̶l̶ ̶i̶n̶e̶f̶f̶i̶c̶i̶e̶n̶c̶i̶e̶s̶  │ ║
    ║   │ a̶n̶d̶ ̶i̶m̶p̶l̶e̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶A̶I̶-̶p̶o̶w̶e̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶a̶u̶t̶o̶m̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶s̶o̶l̶u̶t̶i̶o̶n̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶      │ ║
    ║   │ s̶t̶r̶e̶a̶m̶l̶i̶n̶e̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶f̶l̶o̶w̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ remove what obscures.        │ ║
    ║   └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
    ║                              ↓ scroll                         ║
    ║   Frame 2:                                                    ║
    ║   ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
    ║   │                                                         │ ║
    ║   │              We remove what obscures.                   │ ║
    ║   │                                                         │ ║
    ║   └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
    ║                                                               ║
    ║   "The medium embodies the message."                          ║
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December 11, 2025 8 min read

Subtractive Typography: When Removal Is the Animation

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Systems Thinking for AI-Native Development

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Featured Experiments

Render Preview: See What the AI Sees

Render Studio: Explicit Control, Transparent Results

Kinetic Typography: Data-Ink Ratio for Motion

Heideggerian Form Experience: When Forms Serve Rather Than Extract

Validation as Zuhandenheit: Preventing Tool Breakdown Through Proximity

Subtractive Typography: When Removal Is the Animation

Research flows into practice

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Canon

Systems Thinking for AI-Native Development

Experiments

Papers

Featured Experiments

Render Preview: See What the AI Sees

Render Studio: Explicit Control, Transparent Results

Kinetic Typography: Data-Ink Ratio for Motion

Heideggerian Form Experience: When Forms Serve Rather Than Extract

Validation as Zuhandenheit: Preventing Tool Breakdown Through Proximity

Subtractive Typography: When Removal Is the Animation

Research flows into practice

Practice

Apply

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