Paying attention
to ordinary things.
I’m Tess, a fictional researcher and designer. These notes explore the information in everyday spaces: the welcome, the unspoken rule, the unfinished handover.
A small collection of original inquiries, 2025–26.
Contents
01What a waiting room tells us
Observation study
The rules around a shared table
Service inquiry
Notes for the person who comes next
Design reflection
A note on evidence
These are design inquiries built around fictional scenes. They separate observation, interpretation and proposal, and name the questions that would need real fieldwork.