labs / tools, teaching, experiments
room for something weird.
The work beside the work: tools for creative agency, community learning, and making things on our own terms.
on the workbench.
early access
Starchart
A writing lab for astrologers, bringing chart rendering, interpretation libraries, and publishing into one editing environment. Designed, built, and operated independently.
A small, specific tool for a real practice. That’s a kind of software I want more of.
visit Starchart ↗in development
ZDL Learn
A self-hostable course platform for community educators: free courses, optional supporter payments, and control over the place where learning happens.
In development / no public enrollment yet
use the tools.
keep your agency.
community education
AI & creative sovereignty
Workshops for designers, makers, and knowledge workers who want to use AI while keeping control of their tools, data, and creative process.
open infrastructure
a little less rented internet.
Practical learning around self-hosted publishing, data-portable workflows, and open tools. More room to make digital spaces that fit the people using them.
a place to begin
what are you trying to make possible?
Bring a teaching idea, a creative tool question, or an experiment you want to explore together.
let’s talk ↗