About

I’m Eric Downs, Technical Director at Grain & Mortar. I build websites, design systems, and tools that help teams do their best work.

This site is where I share what I’m learning — longer articles as Insights and quick thoughts as Micro-Insights. Some of it has a shelf life and will eventually move to the Archive.

When I’m not building for the web, you’ll find me exploring new tools, automating workflows, and trying to make the complicated feel simple.