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...
Relative seniority
I recently saw a tweet from Brian Lovin that talked about salaries some of the Senior++ designers were being offered by startups he's been talking to lately....
‘Users’ are humans
Design is about people. Working in the healthcare sector, it’s sometimes hard to forget those people that you affect the most through the work you do. It can...
How music, design and code are all the same
I wouldn’t say I believe creativity is a gift we’re born with. I don’t believe my abilities are. But what I think I do have is a natural tendency towards...
Designing API-first
All good design processes start by understanding a business or customer problem and then working out the details until you get to a point of confidence...
From problem to plugin
Background As I've mentioned before, I've long had a passion for learning new skills and that's especially true when it comes to picking up new frontend...
Don’t let your role define you
This article started off life as an essay on my career. But as I wrote it I realised that as great as that was to me, it'd be more useful for me to provide...
What a cult taught me about 'limiting beliefs'
I've long been fascinated by cults from a psychological perspective. Knowing that particular individuals can be so convinced by someone that a set of beliefs...
Ten Principles for Good Design
A free minimal wallpaper of Ram's ten principles. I've long been a huge fan of Dieter Rams and his extensive portfolio of work at Braun and Vitsœ. When I...
What I've learnt 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...
Thinking in design-code
I've said before that I've built this personal site three times so far, and in all three cases it was without any design file in site. Now, as a designer...
Getting DRY with Figma plugins
There's a concept called DRY in development. It means Don't Repeat Yourself and is all about code reduction through declaring and reusing shared resources....
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...
Rumination, iteration or procrastination
I recently saw a Tweet from Kyle Turman that prompted me to think about the role of ideation in the design process, and when that becomes procrastination...
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...
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...
Polywork: LinkedIn without the Suits
> Disclaimer: This article is sponsored by Polywork but all opinions are my own and not suggested, influenced or edited by anyone at Polywork. What is...
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 lonely experience but also empowering because I...
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...
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 skip it. The more I listen to our...