2025

Leaving, handing over, and being replaced by AI - deliberately

Before leaving my last role, I fed two years of work into an AI tool, creating a chat interface that lets people keep asking questions long after I've gone - which, depending on your perspective, is either considerate or deeply unsettling.

Reading time: 8 minutes

Mutton, water pumps, regulation and shop signs

Traveling through Oman, I noticed how regulated bilingual shop signs achieve a rare thing: perfect clarity. Back home, our signs trade meaning for mystery - a reminder that design reflects culture as much as language.

Reading time: 6 minutes

2024

You're good with technology…

A reminder that being “good with technology” often means navigating the irrational logic of our digital age — and learning how to design better systems from its flaws.

Reading time: 3 minutes

2022

The pain of recruiting users for research

Recruiting participants exposes the hidden complexity of user research, where logistics, trust and timing often determine success more than methodology.

Reading time: 8 minutes