Clockish

Clocks stress me out. I feel beholden to time down to the minute. Two minutes late to a meeting and I’m apologizing. I wake up at 4am, see I have only three hours until my alarm goes off, and can’t fall back asleep.

So I made a clock that hides the time behind a button, and you have to confirm you actually want to see it. Otherwise, it just tells you it's “about seven in the morning” or “evening time.” (2023)

The fuzzy clock in a dark wood-grain enclosure on a windowsill, displaying "Approaching half past five" on its e-paper screen, with a red button on top and a small succulent beside itThe fuzzy clock in its dark wood-grain enclosure on a windowsill, displaying "Evening time" on its e-paper screen, next to a small succulent and colorful art prints
Early prototype of the fuzzy clock: a 4.2-inch e-paper display wired to a Raspberry Pi on a desk, showing "It's like a half past four o'clock"It's made with a Raspberry Pi wired to an e-ink display
A light wood prototype of the fuzzy clock sitting on a desk, displaying "Mid afternoon" on its e-paper screen with a red button on topFirst prototype in a handmade balsa wood case and a repurposed arcade button