Posts Timeline
A chronological journey through all my blog posts, digital art, photography and projects.
2026: The year of slowly making things better
Next year I'd like to try to do less overthinking and more doing, and reminding myself it doesn't have to be perfect first time.
Harlow: What a rescue cat teaches you about user behaviour
Where I draw some pretty tenuous links between owning a cat and my UX work so I can blog about Harlow.
Using a little bit of AI to save a lot of time
A mini post about how I used some AI to get me over a technical hurdle and speed up my website build & deploy process
Theming the mundane
Someone at Disney fought for the budget to theme a sign for a toilet and make it memorable. What does that say about where we choose to invest design effort?
My thoughts on building effective AI Prompts
A few things I've noticed while creating a Moodle plugin to intelligently help academic staff move content from one moodle layout to another.
Widow's Crow
Part of a project called 'Disputed Creatures' detailing fictional creatures documented in the 1800s, now presumed extinct. Drawn on iPad with Artstudio pro.
Fractured Antler Stag
Part of a project called 'Disputed Creatures' detailing fictional creatures documented in the 1800s, now presumed extinct. Drawn on iPad with Artstudio pro.
Designing for Interruption: UX for Distracted Humans
Some UX design strategies to engage distracted users and enhance their experience in a world full of interruptions.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom: Design Inspiring Conservation
How Disney's Animal Theme Park inspires guests through immersive thematic design.
End Of The World Alt Logo
Created in Adobe Illustrator. As I was exploring the logos for this site, I did some alternates. This is one which I ended up getting printed as a test onto a t-shirt.
Dinosaur Sketch
A rough digital sketch of a dinosaur which doesn't really mean anything other than I thought it was fun.
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.
An ode to doing nothing
Where I (the author) spend the weekend doing nothing productive at all.
Expedition Everest
Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park at sunset.
Hatch
The Dog found in the wreck of the Mary Rose. Taken at the Mary Rose Musuem in Portsmouth, UK. I like how It appears to be coming towards you out of focus to in focus. LIke a ghost.
A Gate & Wall on the Jurassic Coast
A gate and on a coastal path near the UK's Jurassic Coast.
Why I enjoy working with Astro
Working with Astro over something like wordpress has made it fun to build websites again.
When ‘obvious’ UX can actually be bad UX
Why sticking to established UI patterns in a system is often better than reinventing the wheel.
Fossil Pavement in Lyme Regis
The pavement outside the museum in Lyme Regis UK has a fossil pattern which I found interesting. I like the contrast between the fossils and the material they're set into.
Quiet outside the Disneyland Hotel
This photo was taken of my wife outside the Disneyland Hotel in Paris, I thought it was most effective in black and white.
Skyliner
A shot of the Skyliner gondola system at Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, with an airliner in the distant background.
Showcasing my work to others
How I feel about gathering feedback on my work from an audience.
Sounds & haptics in mobile UX
Sounds can reassure users especially for risky interactions, but what do you do if everyone's on mute?
How I built my blog
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.
Adonis Blue
Drawn on Procreate via a reference image this is an Adonis Blue Butterfly.
A Walk Through The Stars
Inspired by the videogame 'The Last Of Us Part 2' this work was an extention of 'Giants Of The Past'. The sequence in the game takes you through the dinosaur exhibit, and then in turn a space exhibit, I imagined what the poster for the space section of the museum would be like. Completed in Photoshop with graphics tablet.
Pan Am Poster Recreation
Digital recreation of a Pan American Airline advertisement. Photoshop was used to create the image.
At The End
Postcard sized print. Created on Photoshop with a graphics tablet.
Giants of the past
Using a reference screenshot I sketched out and recreated one of the posters from the 'Wyoming Museum' section of the game 'The Last of Us Part 2'.
Drawing Inspiration from music
A little note about how I've found design inspiration from albums and artists that I identify with.
Details matter
Some dismiss the time spent designing details as time wasted, I strongly feel the opposite, users appreciate thought and care.
Our Walt Disney World Christmas 2024 experience
Reflecting on our December holiday, I try to sum up our user experience of Disney World at Christmas.
Designing around user expectations
Knowing your audience can sometimes restrict what you design.
Guiding without a map
Thoughts on how both physical experiences and digital ones use focal points in UX to keep users on track.
Reusable & accessible button component
My method to build a time saving reusable Vue.js button component.
Building a multi-select component
Exploring how to effectively create an intuitive and compact selection experience with multiple routes for the user.
The "scroll of death" in the age of the infinite feed
An aging phrase which should be revisited in 2024
Ensuring consistency
Providing interest for the user is important, but so is ensuring familiarity in design.
Theme parks: the ultimate in user experience?
A designers dream, everything in a park is there for a reason – the fun is working out what that reason is.