Occlusion

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Our minds make the world a considerably more beautiful place. Consider a long drive through the country. If you’re anything like me, you’ll find yourself staring out of the window at the rolling hills, watching the sunset as you chase the sky along the horizon. You’ll look at the colour of the sky and wonder […]

Unfinished Business

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There’s no better motivator for work than passion. Looming deadlines give you a motivational boost driven by panic, but it’s a different kind of motivation. It’s messy, and more often than not, it shows. Compare that kind of motivation to that of passion; a project motivated by passion is always improving. It’s never “done”. And […]

Responsive Experiences

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Responsive design has brought with it a whole new world of design challenges. How can we design content containers that work at different widths? How do we decide what content a user needs to access, and how quickly? What can we do to make this website feel like the same product across all these devices? […]

“User Experience”

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Digital goods have been around for some time now. Graphical user interfaces haven’t really evolved all that much since the first ones popped up – we still have windows, desktops, icons, and cursors. Cursors are starting to disappear, but the concept remains the same. Our cursors are just getting fatter, and we have five of […]

You’re Good. Get Better.

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Profanity warning: I don’t normally swear this much. Fuck convention. Young designers and those new to the game; I’m going to let you in on a secret. Maybe a few secrets. The sort of things that you find out by yourself through long and painful processes, and endless, horrible clients. Let me begin by telling […]