The Side View was a media project I ran from 2018–2023. Through it, I published online and print articles, ran a podcast, and hosted a few online and in-person events here in the Bay Area. In the end, I worked with ~50 different writers on ~60 essays, all dealing with the question of perception cultivation from the perspective of philosophers, contemplatives, architects, designers, athletes, cognitive scientists, artists, and more. The site has been degrading for some time, to the point of being almost unusable. Now, however, I’m happy to report that I’ve done extensive repair work on the site, bringing it up-to-date with a fresh coat of paint and some subtle design upgrades for safe keeping. If you’re not familiar with the site, but you follow and appreciate my work, I think you’ll really get something out of this archive. The essays stand the test of time and really brought something new into the online philosophy space, and did so at a high level. I’ll write something more formal soon, but for now, I encourage you to visit the new site and check out some of the pieces.

This will likely be a relatively slow burning “side project,” but I will be porting over all ~60 original essays from @TheSideViewCo onto the other site to give them a stable and permanent home. The existing website is constantly degrading, and I just don’t have the time to keep it up, but the work will live on below as soon as I can get to uploading each of those essays. More updates soon.

The late Christopher Alexander wrote in a clear and practical style. Still, finding a way into his dozens of lengthy publications can be a challenge to newcomers. Here David Seamon lays out one of Alexander’s key concepts in standalone, accessible form. thesideview.co/journal/findi…