Design

Article — 13 November 2014 — 780 words

Am I alone in thinking email doesn’t need to be fixed?

Inbox is Google’s latest attempt to rethink email. But why make the world’s most popular communication platform more complicated?

Article — 10 November 2014 — 809 words

The annual redesign

Design — Web — Work

Every year, at around this time of year, I get an urge to scratch that itch. I have to redesign my website. This year the visuals are jazzier. But the code behind the scenes is making me cringe.

Article — 23 March 2014 — 1,293 words

Can web design really learn from brutalist architecture?

Architecture — Design — User experience — Web

As a web designer with an interest in brutalist architecture, I was fascinated to read an article about what web designers can learn from brutalism. But perhaps instead of taking inspiration, perhaps the lessons are in what web designers should avoid.

Article — 9 October 2013 — 1,205 words

Implementing header images

Design — Personal — Web

I decided to add header images to this website’s design. I opted for a parallax effect, despite the fact that I normally rail against them.

Article — 7 September 2013 — 774 words

Devising a colour scheme

Design — Web

I recently made some tweaks to the colours of this website. I have always felt that colour theory was one of my weakest points as a designer, so I like to take any opportunity I can to learn more about it.