Articles
Design reflection and industry commentary over the years.
Accessibility and inclusivity
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Take it to the max (but no further)
What is one of the quickest, easiest and most dependable ways of ensuring legible type online?
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Is your brand forcing you to break the law?
A simple question to ask yourself, or your brand designer, when embarking on a brand update.
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Dark mode: more than a quick costume change
Preparing this website for light and dark modes surfaced what accessible brands and interfaces need to — more seriously — consider.
Culture and community
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Imposter syndrome
You’ve ran out of passion! You haven’t enough energy for this anymore. Can you keep up with the new blood?
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Dressing for the occasion
For someone like me, it’s relatively easy to experiment with clothes, without facing much scrutiny. For many others, the lack of professional' dressing options can mean oppression and subjugation.
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Digital Perfectionism
My contribution to Geek Mental Help Week 2015. An event encouraging conversation around the fact that so many people working in the creative and tech industries are living with mental health difficulties. Often in silence.
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NUX Liverpool
The Northern User Experience community finds a home in Liverpool.
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Digital Culture Shift
Adapting to digital requires open-mindedness, initiative and energy. It requires a bit of a culture shift.
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Sensory Pollution
Inspired by a trip to IKEA, I wonder if our senses deserve a rest.
Process
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Design for the future with a Design System
Design Systems are a valuable tool and resource, encouraging design quality, consistency and understanding. They help us focus on incremental updates – no more expensive visual overhauls, providing a massive head start to future ventures and projects.
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Innovating Dementia
44 million people were estimated to be living with dementia in 2013. That is expected to rise to 75 million by 2030. How can we help?
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Best Practice
It's easy to boast of best practice web design/development techniques - but what does it actually mean?
My journey
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Mission Statement: 2020
In this time of reflection, adjustment and hardship, we’re reminded how digital can connect us. It can help maintain and improve our lives.
When it’s used well.
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Mission Statement: 2018
As a designer, some of the best feedback I ever received was “that’s shit!”.
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Mission Statement: 2014
2014 was the first year where browsing figures for mobile devices superseded those of desktop computers. What was my place in all this?
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Mission Statement: 2013
What did design mean to me back then?