DIFFERANCE LAB
English Edition
Implementation case studies and design notes from differance-lab.tokyo, translated and reframed for an international audience.
The theoretical project
OverviewThis site is one framework — mediation / différance / the V&V asymmetry — together with articles that tailor it to concrete domains. Start here:
Latest
Correcting trapezoidal distortion in slide photographs — seven design judgements
Correcting Slide Geometry — perspective-corrector as a Single-Responsibility Tool
Heavy typesetting without polluting the local machine — LuaTeX in remote Docker with auto-sync
Running LuaTeX in Docker, Remotely — Heavy Typesetting Without Polluting the Local Machine
Separating tools from the orchestrator — a personal-ecosystem design principle
Separating Tools from the Orchestrator — A Design Principle for Personal Software Ecosystems
Thought demands continuity; labour can be batched — designing for the asymmetry
Separating Thought from Labour — A Design Knowledge Production Demands
Connecting meeting captures through common interfaces — reuse and interoperability
Standardising the Record — Making Meeting Captures Reusable and Interoperable
Why great programmers don't write — the discipline of reuse
The Discipline of Reuse — Designing by Not Writing
Why a 1995 TeX source still compiles in 2026 — designing 30-year assets
Designing Time-Resilient Assets — Why a 1995 TeX Source Still Compiles in 2026
Systems
MoreRelative, Not Deterministic — On an Attitude Toward Tools and Methods
Correcting trapezoidal distortion in slide photographs — seven design judgements
Correcting Slide Geometry — perspective-corrector as a Single-Responsibility Tool
Heavy typesetting without polluting the local machine — LuaTeX in remote Docker with auto-sync