Hi! I'm Leah Ferguson.

I help people find their way.

I'm a Canadian designer who creates experiences in the digital and built environment through wayfinding and information architecture.
In my spare time, I help people navigate the world of personal knowledge management.

PKM Social on Mastodon

Nicole van der Hoeven and Marcus Olsson created a Mastodon server called PKM.social to continue the personal knowledge management conversation.

Can you create an Obsidian smart home?

I’ve built up a bit of a reputation for automations in Obsidian. (In fact, it’s one of the reasons I started this blog, so that

Learn OmniFocus (event on November 17, 2022 at 7 p.m. EST)

Learn OmniFocus event: A sneak peek at my workflows

Both OmniFocus and Obsidian are core tools in my daily toolkit to get things done. I’ll be sharing some workflows live on Learn OmniFocus.

Notes for Serious Play (YouTube Live)

I had a great chat with Nicole van der Hoeven live on her YouTube channel this past weekend. “Notes for Serious Play” is a great way to describe it,

The logos for Overcast.fm and Obsidian.md

How I use Obsidian to automate a daily podcast log

Here’s how I automate creating a podcast log in Obsidian, using Apple’s Shortcuts, Overcast, and Drafts.

Carl, a turtle emoji, dressed as a pirate. It has an eye patch, peg leg, and pirate hat on it, with a little turtle skull and crossbones on the front.

Carrrl, the pirate Carl bot

Meet Carrrl, the Carl bot’s piratey cousin. A quick fun design for the Obsidian.md Discord server.