I'm Patrick, the creator of Unknown Arts.

My path has wound from philosophy to programming, from improv comedy to interface design. Each transition taught me something powerful: the most interesting work happens when you venture into unknown territory.

Unknown Arts draws inspiration from the ancient story of Daedalus, who used his creativity to invent a way out of the labyrinth. In that spirit, I'm charting my own path through today’s impossible maze — exploring how technology is reshaping creative work and what that means for our future.

What to Expect

Every Sunday, I'll land in your inbox with a brief article—mixing explorations of the big picture with practical approaches you can apply to your own creative work.

I also post regularly on X, LinkedIn, and Bluesky.

🏁 Begin Your Journey

There are 170+ free articles in the Unknown Arts archive. While each edition stands on its own, I’ve curated 30 pieces that form a good starter foundation as your Field Guide. They’ll help you explore the key themes and ideas I've been developing:

The AI Revolution in Creative Work

• The Rise of Software as a Workforce

• Computational Thinking is the New Literacy

• The Inconvenient Truth About AI and Jobs

• 25 Predictions for AI and Creativity in 2025

Reinventing Creative Careers

• The Great Creative Unbundling

• The Dawn of the Tech Generalist Renaissance

• Be a Skill Surfer

The Art of AI Collaboration

• Diving Into AI Prompting Patterns

• The AI Teammate Hidden in Every Prompt

• Guide, Don’t Command

• Narrowing AI’s Field of View

• Breaking the AI Agreeability Trap

• Prompting’s Split Personality

The New Creative Canvas

• All Media is Now Multimedia

• The Best Prompts Start as Conversations

• Voice In, Interface Out

Product & Design Frameworks

• 10 Heuristics to Simplify Design Decision-Making

• 5 Proven Sets of Design Principles and How I Use Them

• The Design IMPACT Framework

• The Single Most Important Thing

• Improvise, Processize, Productize

• The Enduring Power of the MAYA Rule

Creative Mastery

• Your Perfectionism is Lying to You

• The Creative Cold Start Problem

• 10 Practical Lessons for Becoming a Prolific Creator

• Creative Success is a Numbers Game

• Surviving the Taste Gap

Practical Toolkit

• Unknown Arts AI Study Guide #1

• My Creative Stack for 2025

• 10 Books That Shaped How I Think About Tech, Life, and Creativity

Why Subscribe?

By subscribing, you join thousands of forward-thinking creative professionals and entrepreneurs who believe that new tech, when used thoughtfully, can amplify human creativity, not replace it. Together, we’re building a community of like-minded creatives who see technology as a tool for mastery, not a shortcut to exploit. If that resonates with you, you’re in the right place.