Grow Unbound

Created to Create

I’m Jeffrey Scott Martin. A developer, multimedia designer, storyteller, and philosopher-engineer, creating digital experiences that serve people, honour truth, and are guided by a vision of renewal.

Reflections: The Better Machine

Below, you’ll find a growing collection of reflections, some brief, some long-form and written slowly and deliberately. They aren’t meant to be consumed quickly or skimmed for answers, but sat with. Read what draws you. Linger where something unsettles or encourages you. These posts are offered as companions for thought, reflection, and practice, an open notebook for anyone who believes that how we build matters just as much as what we build.

About These Reflections

What is “The Better Machine”?

The Better Machine is a collection of essays examining artificial intelligence, ethics, creativity, faith, and responsibility in modern technology.

Primary themes explored:

  • AI safety and stewardship
  • Human attention and dignity
  • Faith and technology
  • Design as moral practice
  • Accessibility, inclusion and ethical design

Intended audience:

Designers, technologists, educators, and readers interested in shaping technology with wisdom and care.

12/24/2025

Designing in the Dark: Accessibility, Energy Use, and Digital Restraint in Contemporary Web Interfaces

As digital interfaces scale globally, design choices once considered aesthetic now carry measurable consequences for accessibility, energy consumption, and human wellbeing. This essay examines dark-themed web interfaces through empirical research in display technology, visual ergonomics, and human-computer interaction, arguing that low-luminance design, when implemented responsibly, can serve as an act of digital restraint rather than stylistic preference.

AccessibilityDigital SustainabilityHuman-Centered DesignEthical Technology