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Matthew Pennell

How I Get Things Done

Over the years, I’ve experimented with many different techniques for time- and task-management; I’ve read several books and far too many…

Jan 31, 2018

How I Get Things Done

Jan 31, 2018

Matthew Pennell

Return to Twin Kingdom Valley

One day in 1984, when I was ten years old, my parents purchased our first computer and changed the course of my life.

Dec 30, 2017

Return to Twin Kingdom Valley

Dec 30, 2017

Matthew Pennell
in
Booking.com — UX Design

20 Mistakes to Avoid When Applying For A Job As A Designer (or, A Personal Journey Through 1,000…

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Dec 13, 2017

20 Mistakes to Avoid When Applying For A Job As A Designer (or, A Personal Journey Through 1,000…

Dec 13, 2017

Matthew Pennell

Stranger Stories

What are you thinking about, tram driver? What thoughts fill your mind as you trace the same route, over and over, corner after corner…

May 4, 2017

Stranger Stories

May 4, 2017

Matthew Pennell
in
Booking.com — UX Design

Building A Testing Culture

The Conversions@Google conference, an annual event hosted at their Dublin HQ, is aimed at advertisers — but that doesn’t mean you can’t…

Apr 4, 2017

Apr 4, 2017

Matthew Pennell

Personal Productivity Hacking

When I look back over the last year, one area in particular stands out as needing improvement. Both at work, where I’d let a wide range of…

Jan 11, 2017

Personal Productivity Hacking

Jan 11, 2017

Matthew Pennell

How I became a web designer

As I grow older, I increasingly often find myself indulging in nostalgic reminiscences, reliving periods of my life and reflecting on the…

Nov 9, 2016

How I became a web designer

Nov 9, 2016

Matthew Pennell

Some Observations On Visiting Edinburgh, By A Visitor From The Low Countries

When one arrives into Edinburgh from the west, the city slowly grows out of the ground before you. Squat houses with flat roofs cluster in…

Sep 4, 2016

Some Observations On Visiting Edinburgh, By A Visitor From The Low Countries

Sep 4, 2016

Matthew Pennell
in
Booking.com Engineering

A Few Fun Tools We Built At Booking.com

Everyone who starts working at Booking.com gets the technology talk. “We don’t want to hold you back,” they say. “We don’t want to restrict…

Jun 6, 2016

A Few Fun Tools We Built At Booking.com

Jun 6, 2016

Matthew Pennell
in
Panel & Frame

Public Service Announcement

It started with an earthquake.

Mar 28, 2016

Public Service Announcement

Mar 28, 2016

Matthew Pennell

Matthew Pennell

Designer, developer, writer, reader, feminist, atheist, optimist. I believe there is goo in everyone. https://matthewpennell.com/

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