On screen first, then on paper. Every member gets their book every year; a 270+ page volume you can smell and lick. Drawn, written and designed by Luis. Made in and shipped from Japan.

• The Illustrated World of Luis Mendo •

THE REST

The Thing That This Is

Explaining Mundo Mendo is harder than one would think.

April 06, 2026

THE TOOLS

Most Insignificant

I was so happy today to learn that when we die, we become minuscule dust specks: carbon, oxygen, iron, calcium and other stuff. The stuff that forms stars.

March 31, 2026

THE MASTERS

A Drawn Life.

About Joann Sfar’s ‘La Vie Dessinée’ and how his love for drawing makes me draw too.

March 26, 2026

THE REST

Don't Think Nostalgic, Think Magic.

In a world filled with very convenient but cruelly ugly things, nostalgia is where we find magic.

March 21, 2026

PROSE

You Never Walk Alone

My youngest daughter will start school in two weeks and I am terrified.

March 15, 2026

THE TOOLS

Leaving the Boring Stuff to the Machines

An open-hearted take on how I ended up using LLMs to do the boring work.

March 09, 2026

THE MASTERS

Upward Downwards & Upwards again

Where I mourn the loss of my friend Joachim Baan by finishing a project we ran together, making it all about him and his legacy.

February 15, 2026

KARUIZAWA VISITORS

Put a Whale in Your Life

The visit of wonderful human Matthew Smith {aka Whale} to Karuizawa reminded me of the need to welcoming more "givers" and rejecting all "takers" in my life.

February 06, 2026