Notes from the small hours

What we've been making
after dark.

A weekly record of the details, decisions, and quiet improvements that bring Nod closer to the bedside table.

weekly
entries

Week of 17 August 2026

Field note · 02

Every book got its own doorway.

This week was about making the iPhone preview feel trustworthy, atmospheric, and ready for a proper look.

Artwork in Books and Moods now opens the correct book preview, while the play button still starts listening directly.
Every book preview now pairs its Admin summary with a ten-second mood film, with The Wind in the Willows as the dependable opening story.
Adventure received its new reaching-arm film, and Wind received the corrected moonlit master.
Mood films now fade in gently, play once, and rest on their final frame instead of looping.
The iPhone simulator and protected web Preview were rebuilt and checked together.

Week of 10 August 2026

Field note · 01

Nod found its visual language, its public home, and the first version of the private workshop behind the shelf.

The first public website arrived with support, privacy, terms, and social-sharing artwork.
We defined Nod’s typography, colour, motion, and a reusable illustration system for six evening moods.
The private Studio was protected while the public pages remained open without an account.
Publishing gained immutable source-revision foundations, and narrator research expanded for long-form listening.