My First Blog Post

Welcome to Writ in Light — a long overdue project born from an unexpected realization:

As I’ve grown older, I’ve noticed that my perception of colour has faded.

The saturation of life — once so vivid in childhood memories — has dimmed into something quieter. Colour, once bold and present, now lingers only faintly behind the mental clutter of deadlines, notifications, and logical flows.

A few years ago, I picked up amateur photography. I thought it would help capture life as it was. But the photos didn’t reflect how I felt — not at first. I found myself compensating through edits, increasing brightness and saturation, as if trying to recreate the vibrancy I once took for granted. Maybe I was trying to colour in a memory I hadn’t realized was already fading.

Then came the post-university plunge into the workforce. As a developer, my world became systems and syntax — efficient, clean, and grayscale. Design was always “over there” — something I respected, but not something I was fluent in.

But with my recent shift into product, a door opened.

Not just into design concepts or visual systems — but into a deeper curiosity: Could I use this opportunity to reclaim the colour I once knew? Could I learn not only the tools of good design, but also rediscover something more personal — a fuller perception of the world, and of myself?

What I’m Working On

Writ in Light will be a place to explore the intersection of:

• Colour

• Psychology

• Creativity and perception

I’ll be documenting my learning journey, building small tools, and sharing reflections on how design affects how we think, feel, and remember.

This site will also be a journal — a living project, where both the content and the site itself evolve over time. A visual trace of my own learning arc, written not just in words, but in hue and shade.

Next Steps

Here’s what’s on the roadmap:

• Structured learning arcs into colour theory, design principles, and aesthetic psychology
• Interactive tools to help you understand your own colour preferences and associations
• Case studies and examples of colour psychology in action.

Here’s to seeing things a little more clearly — and a little more colourfully — one post at a time.