I really enjoy making things and love bringing things to life that start as a seed of an idea.
Many of the things I’ve made have been the result of experiments that have gathered momentum of simply things to solve problems or to make my life easier in my own work.
Books
- Smashing UX Design – over 10,000 copies sold but now out of print – Download PDF for free!
- Usability of Web Photos – originally published by 5 Simple Steps
- UX Leadership : A simple guide for busy people – a self publishing experiment
Tools for designers
- User Research Checklist
- ‘Problem solving workshop’ format
- ‘Define your product vision’ workshop
- Product/ service strategy canvas
- Digital sustainability checklist
- Digital Sustainability strategy canvas
- Benchmark your web sustainability maturity
- Regenerative design principles
Events
- UXBristol (co-founder) – Vimeo repository of talks | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 livestream | 2020 livestream | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010
Physical things
- Plywood laptop stands
- Cricket bats
- Plywood bookcase
Experiments
Over the years I’ve loved exploring ideas by making things. The things I’ve made are the result of questions I’ve explored such as:
- If you leave a box of sports equipment in a park does it encourage people to play and exercise more?
- Can I make something physical that someone would buy?
- Can nature help you to design the perfect cricket bat?
- Can I self publish my own book?
- Can I make something that helps people to feel more connected with the natural world?
- Can I encourage people who make digital things to adapt their practice in order to reduce the environmental impact of the things they make?
- Can you make a photograph more impactful by playing audio recorded at the time you took the photo?
- What happens if you apply the principles that govern how the natural world works to other domains like business, physical products and culture?