Shift gears and switch careers
I’ve talked about my history before, but I haven’t provided explicit advice about how to switch careers
Shift gears and switch careers
Shift gears and switch careers I've talked about my history before, but I haven't provided explicit advice about how to make a career switch effectively....
Design for handshakes not handovers
Why it’s better to shake hands with your developers, than throw your designs over the fence
The power of Cosmic
Not too long ago I decided to set myself a challenge; create and add new content to my website via a CMS.
Getting DRY with Figma plugins
Solving design problems by building Figma plugins.
What a cult taught me about 'limiting beliefs'
You should never feel like you have no limiting beliefs, but you should always fight to overcome them.
From problem to plugin
Learning Typescript, the Figma API and solving a real personal problem.
‘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.
