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On September 11, 2015 I was interviewed by NPR for TEDRadio Hour for a special segment called ‘ Are Our Devices Turning Us Into A New...

On Monday, September 26th and Wednesday, September 28th, 2016  I’ll be speaking on the Future of Money and Digital Ethics on two panels...

I recently flew to Istanbul, Turkey for part of my book tour on Calm Technology! I always use the SleepCycle app (iPhone and Android)...

No matter the setting, shiny futurist scenarios are often the same: Perfect people in perfect settings, using tech that never fails. The...

I look forward to speaking at The Next Web Conference from May 18th & 19th, 2017 in Amsterdam. What is TNW Conference? TNW Conference is...

CONFERENCE-EXPERIENCE-EXHIBITION University of Oregon in Portland • April 6-8, 2017 • whatis.uoregon.edu On Saturday, April 8, 2:45-4:00pm...

Oh hello there! This is the first 'weekly roundup' blog, where I just share what's been going on in my little corner of the world. Work stuff, life stuff, other stuff. Just stuff, y'know?

Big news from Aardman is that Wallace & Gromit Vengeance

I love making music. Love it. Loooooove it. I'm no good at it, but I love it regardless. There's just something so satisfying about the creative process of making a beat. It's very different to my normal process - with music, I just begin

Sometimes design conversations take slightly more time and effort than needed. One of the frequent conversations is circling around badges, pills, chips and tags. How are they different? What purpose do they serve? Which ones do we need in our design system? And how to choos...

Remember that the person who filed the PR may be doing so against their better judgement. If so, a "thumbs down" may show them they're not alone in thinking it's a terrible idea, but can I gently suggest not leaving hateful comments just in case?

At what point did notifications on other platforms cease to have any bearing on someone actually having interacted with you? Little red dots everywhere letting me know that someone I might know reacted to someone else I don’t knows post is worse than useless 😡

That's it, I'm tearing myself away from the homogenisation of social media and am determined to build back a little bit of community again, of weirdness, of that 2000's-era novelty of crafting your own digital corner. So that is this place, I think!

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Folks in larger design teams: how do you support mentorship? Is it a formal program? Ad Hoc? Driven by individuals or management? #design

Henry turned 1 on Wednesday. Just thought you should know.

So what's the difference between combobox, multiselect, listbox and dropdown? While all these UI components might appear similar, they serve different purposes. The choice often comes down to the number of available options and their visibility. Let's see how they differ, wh...

For the second time now, someone mentioned to me that it is kind of paradoxical that my newsletter, which is called “Own Your Web”, is not hosted on my own server or under my own domain but on Buttondown. And yes, they are right. I realize that this is kind of not walking th...

For the second time now, someone mentioned to me that it is kind of paradoxical that my newsletter, which is called “Own Your Web”, is not hosted on my own server or under my own domain but on Buttondown. And yes, they are right. I realize that this is kind of not walking th...

Annual review ‘self-eval’ reflection and writing. A second year of ‘wow, that was a lot to go through and still deliver on a truckload of good stuff’ Would be ok with just a little less of the former this go round.

Remembrances & rituals. 85mi for #FondoOfTheMonthClub N°84 in a row. 7 years and counting—at least one ride over 100km per month. Started matching miles to the count. Having a goal keeps me on the bike, stretching the legs and clearing the mind. As always, a good day out. #cycling 139km/805m/5:19

Hair drier, boot drier. po-tay-to/po-tah-to