‘Users’ are humans
Design is about people, and I’ve been thinking a lot about the problem of the term ‘user’.
Strip your URLs to super simple domains
The hunt for better RegEx Since I've been working with frontend code, RegEx (short for Regular Expression) has been a constant and confusing minefield. RegEx...
Polywork: LinkedIn without the Suits
The future of networking is being built in the open.
Relative seniority
How your title is reflective of your company’s stage as well as your level.
Rumination, iteration or procrastination
Knowing when to let an idea go and when to not even go there.
Designing API-first
Designing API-first The power of visualising your API as part of your design process All good design processes start by understanding a business or customer...
Code as Design
How development can be learned through a design lens (and how I’ve managed to do it).
Why every design crit should be presented on slides
How to make friends and influence designers In my career, I’ve been used to being one of one or one of two designers on the team. It was always a pretty...
On creativity as a process for catharsis
The more I listen to our third album, the more I recognise the fact that I wrote it as a form of catharsis.
Design for handshakes not handovers
Why it's better to shake hands with your developers, than throw your designs over the fence. If you've followed me for any length of time, you'll know that...
On creativity as a process for catharsis
This one is more about processing emotions and dealing with loss. If that triggers you or isn’t interesting, feel free to trash it. The more I listen to our...
Rumination, iteration or procrastination
Knowing when to let an idea go and when to not even go there I recently saw a Tweet from Kyle Turman that prompted me to think about the role of ideation in...
Getting to yes
Why I think designers and developers should learn the basics of sales.
Design as Code
What learning Vue has taught me about the future of design, development and the modern web.
Thinking in design-code
My personal approach on how to think about code from a design perspective and how to implement those changes.
Relative seniority
How your title is reflective of your company’s stage as well as your level I recently saw a tweet from Brian Lovin that talked about salaries some of the...
Polywork: LinkedIn without the Suits
The future of networking is being built in the open Disclaimer: This article is sponsored by Polywork but all opinions are my own and not suggested,...
Tempo: Designing a product that demands to not be used
Disclaimer: This article is sponsored by Tempo, but all opinions are my own and not suggested, influenced or edited by anyone at Tempo. I’ve been using Tempo...
Why every designer should experience customer service
It's common when joining a new company to get thrown straight in at the deep end. Whilst not always true, often the reason for your employment is because the...
Why every designer should experience customer service
It’s common when joining a new company to get thrown straight in at the deep end. Sometimes, it’s better not to.
Spatial Design
Product Design is a term we use broadly these days to define a designer who creates products.
What I've learned over the past year
2020 — 2021 I didn’t want to write a verbose blog post about the past year but the more I got to thinking, the more I felt it necessary to document (mostly...
Spatial Design
Product Design is a term we use broadly these days to define a designer who creates products. This is a term that was often super confusing in my early days...
Why you should reply to automated emails
Picture this, it's an all too common scenario, you sign up to something to test it out and then forget about it completely. Weeks later you come back to it...
The power of Cosmic
Note: I work for Cosmic but this post is not directly affiliated with them and is my own set of opinions. I found Cosmic and starting using it before I...