Hi, I’m Ste Grainer.
I’m a product design generalist based in Richmond, VA. I love learning from people, crafting accessible, intuitive designs, and building useful tools.
Work
A hand-picked selection of favorites or see the whole set
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Torque Design System
A common language for in-store & B2B apps
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The Incomparable
A fresh look for a fan-favorite podcast network
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Visual Miscellanea
A random collection of icons, illustrations, and more
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Virginia Dept of Transportation
Navigating an easier way to report road issues
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GameSkinny
Creating a unique writing community for gamers by gamers
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VCU FileDrop
Building private file sharing for university members
Recent
Writing and links on design, development, and other things that strike my fancy
Writing
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1 Feb 2026
A Review of Ticket to Ride: Legends of the West
Our first foray into legacy-style board games was a smash hit
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27 Jan 2026
2026 App Defaults
A quick catalog of the tools I use regularly
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15 Jan 2026
2026 Theme: Explore
On tinkering, learning, paying attention, and trying things again
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4 Jan 2026
3D Prints for the Printer
A few easy projects to improve your 3D printer
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31 Dec 2025
2025 in Review
On a wild, rollercoaster ride of a year
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30 Dec 2025
Holiday Hullabaloo Update
On the end of the year and holiday mayhem
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30 Dec 2025
One Year Review of Bambu Lab P1S
Thoughts on a 3D printer I’ve been using all year long
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28 Dec 2025
2025 Podcast Update
More podcasts I’ve enjoyed recently
Links
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9 Feb 2026
Public API Lists
A hand-curated list of free, open, and developer-friendly APIs
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9 Feb 2026
MapToPoster
A nifty Python script to create lovely posterized maps from open map data
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1 Feb 2026
A website to destroy all websites
A wonderful essay on the Internet, industrialization, and how to fight back
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1 Feb 2026
Typographic scales and technical pens
Wonderful deep dive into using CSS to balance type and icon weights at different sizes
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1 Feb 2026
Repeatable Form Fields Made Simple
Another handy web component, this time to automate repeating form fields
Webrings
Design Systems Webring
For design system nerds
CSS Joy Webring
For stylish CSS geeks