The Fool
Using a tool for something it absolutely wasn’t intended for, expecting it to work, and making it happen because it’s what you’ve got.
The Magician
Function hinges on small pieces, often small pieces taken from somewhere else and put to work doing something almost but not quite like what they were intended for.
The High Priestess
Just because it’s traditional doesn’t mean it’s good.
The Empress
Scale changes a lot of things about process.
The Emperor
Sometimes it’s nice to have a specialized tool for one thing, even if that one thing doesn’t come up all that often, because it works so much better than the other options.
The Hierophant
Sometimes transformation is destructive.
The Lovers
There are times when it's ok to use the obvious imagery.
The Chariot
Stability goes a long way toward making things possible.
Strength
Pressure is sometimes a necessary part of getting to finished.
The Hermit
Everything is possible, but only if you pay attention.
Wheel of Fortune
Speed is useful, but be cautious with it.
Justice
Sometimes you have to cut pieces off to make everything fit properly.
The Hanged Man
They don't look like much, but looks are deceiving.
Death
This machine is an agent of change and transformative upheaval.
Temperance
Such a small piece, on which the rhythm of the entire machine depends.
The Devil
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
The Tower
Let go of all those complicated ideas. Embrace the chaos inherent in design.
The Star
Appreciate the fact that you don't have to do everything the hard way.
The Moon
You can get a lot of detail from a fiddly little bit of wire, and sometimes it’s for something a lot of people barely notice, which doesn't mean you shouldn't do it.
The Sun
That smell is the smell of creation.
Judgment
Finishing is absolutely key to process, and sometimes finishing means trimming off waste.
The World
The tiniest of elements contain almost all possible things. Put enough of these together, in enough different ways, and you will create — everything. Anything. And then you can take it apart and do it all over again.