0×003: Log or vlog

Hello. We’re still alive. Making it through the ups and downs of spring where we’d much rather be outdoors breaking stuff than indoors making stuff. But we have essentials, passions, and habits to pay for, so needs must. Anyway, we thought it was about time to send a little update your way so you know what’s happening in our emo studio where form and function battle it out.

Side note: I (Carl) am going to be roaming the streets of Milan next week for the design festival, so if you’re also in town, send an email reply or reach out to me directly on socials. Happy to link at a design event or for a coffee.

Local Log macOS app 🖋️

Do you journal? Or did you once upon a time? Well, it’s time to revive that practice through a beautiful new UI, or, if you enjoy looking at yourself, record your thoughts with video.

Local Log is a minimal open-source journaling app we made that lets you record both text and video entries in one quiet, focused space, with everything stored locally on your Mac for privacy and simplicity. No accounts, no cloud dependency, no clutter — just a clean archive of your thoughts, searchable and always yours. With autosave, editable entry titles, keyboard shortcuts, and light and dark mode support, Local Log is designed to stay out of the way so you can get straight to logging.

The Forest 🌲

One of our favorite corners of the web. Several months ago we boxed the redesign of theforest.link — a web experiment that revives the feeling of the early internet — unpredictable, exploratory, and human. Built as a single-button experience, it connects visitors to personal websites at random, encouraging curiosity and discovery beyond algorithms.

The design draws inspiration from the classic System 6 macOS and the Macintosh Plus, reinterpreted through bespoke iconography.

What’s next?

Another app, most likely. We had an idea to create an iOS + watchOS app for knitters. It’s currently in the works. If you’re a knitter and you’re interested in testing it out before its release, reply and we’ll invite you when the time comes.

Until the next edition, which could be next month or in six months, be patient and stay functional.