Leading Design conference 2024Last week I had the pleasure of attending the latest instalment of Leading Design, a conference for design leaders held in the Barbican in…Nov 10Nov 10
Published inUX CollectiveBe ready to accept design system helpMost design systems teams rely on external help to thrive and expand, but are they making it easy to accept that help?Aug 11, 2019Aug 11, 2019
My secret to remembering my achievements — write them downHow writing down my achievements regularly helps me remember what I’ve accomplished.May 7, 20191May 7, 20191
My notes on Rachel Andrew’s “The New CSS Layout”“The New CSS Layout” was released when I was about to embark on the challenge of refactoring an old site to be responsive and have grid…Oct 9, 20181Oct 9, 20181
My notes from UX London 2018I had the pleasure to attend UX London for the second time last week, and, as with any other Clearleft event, it didn’t disappoint. The…May 29, 20182May 29, 20182
Why side projects aren’t a good ideaIt’s common knowledge that your side projects and open source contributions can be the key to landing your next job. But when hiring for…Feb 19, 20181Feb 19, 20181
Designer interview tests: should designers write?Knowing whether a candidate is right for a role isn’t straight forward. Jobs are different, teams work differently, and assessing someone’s…Jan 17, 20181Jan 17, 20181
Technically Wrong: the book I needed to start the yearThose who know me know I’m not a fan of surprises — I choose my Christmas and birthday presents. And this year was not an exception. But…Jan 8, 20181Jan 8, 20181
What’s in a name?As I consider a move away from having my blog separate from my namesake domain, something dawned on me: my blog is called Web Designer…Jan 4, 2018Jan 4, 2018
Published inYLD BlogDo I need a design system?Design systems are hot right now. Every big company has one and each new release or update is flaunted in style. You’d be justified to…Dec 12, 20171Dec 12, 20171