Is Releasing Something Better Than Nothing? The Warhammer 40,000 AppAs a 30 something (and of this week nearer the end of that decade than the start) returning to childhood hobbies and fond memories is…Jul 29, 2020Jul 29, 2020
Does Edinburgh Have A Salary Problem?I get approached by recruiters fairly often, for roles in Edinburgh, or, increasingly, London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Vienna… Even Kuwait once!Sep 19, 2019Sep 19, 2019
Redesigning My BrainAbout a year ago, I wrote about design and having OCD. It was the first time I addressed the subject so publicly, a breakthrough in itself…Sep 26, 20181Sep 26, 20181
Just Tell Us How Much!From time to time, Linkedin sends me job ads it thinks I might be interested in, this is usually worth a look to see how badly its…Aug 29, 2018Aug 29, 2018
Paying for Electricity: A Journey in Terrible DesignI moved flat earlier this year, returning to Edinburgh from Glasgow. One of the resultant enjoyable tasks that had to be completed was…Jul 18, 20181Jul 18, 20181
Big Brother Is WatchingI’ve talked before about designers not being valued, not being paid enough, clients expecting work on the cheap, or worse, for free. It’s…Apr 20, 2018Apr 20, 2018
Published inNYC DesignHacking Your Brain - Designer TherapyI’ve been getting hypnotherapy recently, in part for my OCD, more on that later, but it’s got me thinking about mental health again; mine…Mar 25, 2018Mar 25, 2018
Design Is A Dream?From the outside, I imagine that ‘design’ falls into a category that I’m going to call a ‘dream job,’ in that, it’s something that lots…Mar 22, 2018Mar 22, 2018
Designers and PortfoliosAfter (finally) refreshing my portfolio site recently, I ran into some difficulty, with a previous employer getting in touch to object to…Mar 7, 2018Mar 7, 2018
Start As You Mean To Go On — Chris DoLast night, we were very (very) fortunate to have Chris Do come to talk to us in Edinburgh, all the way from California.Mar 6, 2018Mar 6, 2018