A love letter to the Quantel Paintbox — In 1989 the British rock band Queen released their thirteenth studio album, ‘The Miracle’. …

How AI and machine learning are toxic for the design industry — The advancement of AI and machine learning is disturbing. It used to just be chess grandmasters that were bitchslapped by new technology. Now every industry is potentially threatened by automation.

Bringing back the finesse to digital product design I LOVE Typography. I studied it at LCP. It’s arguably one of the most underrated aspects of modern digital product design, and IMHO the most taken for granted. …

Get ready, it’s gonna be amazing… Social media is demonstrably the worst thing ever to be introduced to human beings. (#2 is Mrs Browns Boys, but I digress…) So recent goings on have pointed to the decline and eventual death of social media, and surely now our species will be…

AKA the Inception of overthinking — Ok its time to talk about the absolute the bane of my existence on this planet. Overthinking I always regard overthinking as the intersection of intelligence and anxiety. …

Yeah I’m going there. Prologue: My goals and an important caveat This article attempts to understand and present a variety of factors that exacerbate toxic male behaviour. It is in no way trying to make excuses, mitigate or normalise this behaviour, its primary goal is to try to present and understand these factors so we can all…

Thoughts on learning piano as an adult The piano is a beautiful instrument, those 88 keys are the cheat codes to every frequency of musical happiness. Every beautiful auditory pleasure imaginable. …

An idiots guide to dating a Vegan — TRIGGER WARNING! Contains Scientology and the words ‘Kale’ and ‘Hog Roast’ — proceed with caution… Ok so I recently started dating a really lovely lady. Trouble is she’s a Vegan (eurgh). A total plant-based one. Not even a crafty ‘Cheegan’ (Vegan + Cheese) or a ‘Veggan’ (Vegan + Eggs). Veganism…

I just went through a five-stage interview process for a new job and it occurred to me that the parallels for this process and finding the right partner are pretty similar. Bear with me as I present this humorous analogy to you. Intro: Being single > being unemployed Ok so you are single. You want to…