Designing for, reflecting on,
human experience.
The WIP* digital garden of Jen Goertzen.
Summer 2026
Changes in progress.
I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting on what I want this space to be, for me as well as others, over the past year. I designed a space with a way of being in mind but I think in the last years I’ve changed—both in who I am and what I want here.
And so, it’s time to revisit those first intentions and do some rearranging and cleaning up. Stay tuned for more updates. Better yet: get outside, touch grass, hug a friend.
Notes
Reflections on design, design in life, and life in design. Ranging from first scribbles to thoroughly edited drafts.
Projects, lists, outlines
Logs and snapshots of parts of my work and world, standalone but hopefully never static.
My experience in product design.
- Outline,
- Design
Presentations.
- List,
- Design
“Up to speed” book
Project
Walnut (beta)
Project
Library
Some books I've read, recommended, and abandoned.
Words Are My Matter
Ursula K. Le Guin
Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Wild Places
Robert MacFarlane
Dare to Lead
Brené Brown
English Pastoral: An Inheritance
James Rebanks
East of Eden
John Steinbeck
Bird By Bird
Anne Lamott
A Drop of Corruption
Robert Jackson Bennett
* Welcome to my work in progress.
You may have noticed there is more promise of content than actual content. I'm trying a new approach to this website where I'm sharing pieces sooner, even when incomplete—website included. I hope you'll come back to see how it's grown.