I'm Tom, a digital & print designer from the south coast of England who specialises in detail oriented sustainable design.
Blog & Portfolio
Highlighted Posts
Theme Parks
11 min read
How Disney's Animal Theme Park inspires guests through immersive thematic design.
Front End Dev
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I've recently built this blog using a mix of static site generator Astro, and javascript framework Vue.js I'll talk about how they fit together.
Journal
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A little note about how I've found design inspiration from albums and artists that I identify with.
Portfolio
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This is my design blog & portfolio. Take a look around, or read more about me.
Blog
Recent posts
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Animal Crossing: The Ultimate Cosy UX
How 'Delight' in a UI contributes to the overall vibe of the ultimate cosy videogame, Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
A while ago I wrote about the concept of the Cosy UX, and how little elements of an interface contribute to the overall 'take-away' feeling a user has about an experience. Recently my wife started playing the Nintendo Switch game Animal Crossing again and it reminded me just how good an example of this cosy concept it is. I've attempted to break down some of the reasons I think this game is considered one of the quintessential 'cosy' gaming experiences. Released in March 2020 just as the UK lockdown started and coinciding with large portions of the world also being ...
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An ode to doing nothing
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Why I enjoy working with Astro
2 min read
When ‘obvious’ UX can actually be bad UX
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Showcasing my work to others
3 min read
Sounds & haptics in mobile UX
2 min read
Details matter
Music to go extinct to!
Music is a big part of my creative process, so I've added my song of the moment to each post. As of today my most listened to is...
Top Artist
- Conor Oberst
Top Track
- Time Forgot (Conor Oberst)
