Practical ideas for building clearer systems.

🧱 How I Design a Notion Template from Scratch

Every HA Notion template begins the same way — not with colors, icons, or pages, but with a question: “What problem am I trying to solve?” For me, design isn’t about filling space — it’s about building clarity. A good template should disappear once it’s working; the user shouldn’t think about the layout, only about their ideas flowing through it. I approach Notion design the same way I would design a real product: define the goal, understand the user (even if it’s me), and build only what’s necessary.