Personal workbench · 2026

Making fuzzy
things legible.

I’m Leo Zhao. I turn questions, systems and rough ideas into tools people can actually use.

building in public

Product thinking

System clarity

Useful prototypes

01 / Selected work

One project so far. More room than noise.

01

Trackpad
Canvas ↗

Turn a Mac trackpad into a direct, fluid canvas for breakdowns and system diagrams.

Native macOS · Open source
02

Next field note

Giving the next useful question some room to become a project.

In progress
03

Something small,
then better.

Experiments, systems and the things between them.

Coming later

Currently

Thinking about how the tools we already touch can make complex conversations feel more physical.