Building digital tools for curious minds.

Quail Projects is the creative studio of Dan Pannasch. We build software that feels personal, starting with how we read.

Current Ventures

Flagship Product

Lewis

An AI-powered reading companion that uses your notes to find your next favorite book. Not just star ratings, but deep, contextual understanding of your reading taste.

Dan Pannasch

My personal corner of the internet. Essays on design, technology, and the process of building products.

What's Next?

More experiments brewing.

Recent Notes

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Oct 12, 2024

Why we need better reading software

The current state of Goodreads and Amazon fails to capture the nuance of why we actually like books. It's time for a change.

Sep 28, 2024

The stack behind Lewis

A technical deep dive into using vector databases for semantic search in a consumer reading application.

Aug 15, 2024

Designing for digital quiet

How to build interfaces that don't scream for attention, but wait patiently for input.