Elena Marsh

Elena writes about design systems, typography, and the small interface decisions that quietly shape how software feels. Previously a product designer at two Bay Area startups, she now freelances and teaches a UI fundamentals course on the side.

San Francisco, CA 3 posts

A test post covering Ghost's native gallery, video and audio cards, to check the theme renders each one correctly.

Every new app promises to save time, but the switching cost, the new interface to learn, the data to migrate, rarely gets counted against it.

Wristwatches were originally considered impractical, even feminine, by early twentieth century standards; pocket watches were the serious choice.