Category: Thoughts

  • Job Titles

    2014-11-11

    I think that the distinction between developers and designers is actually an important one that we should keep, not throw away.

  • Lenten Acts

    2014-03-05

    As a Christian involved in digital media,  I’m bombarded with opportunities to give up or take up things around the beginning of the season of lent. Indeed,  this year I’m helping create a website that is offering one such opportunity. I can’t really escape it, and the choice of activities and tools is brilliant. I’ve […]

  • The Treachery of Code

    2013-12-11

    I think we should teach people to write code that's meaningful and understandable. It's my opinion that neither JavaScript nor CodeAcademy's new app are good tools for doing that.

  • PressGram

    2013-12-09

    Thoughts on the new Instagram-like PressGram social network and photo app.

  • A +1 for Google

    2013-05-18

    I confess, I followed most of the Google I/O Keynote Speech on Wednesday. The Verge sums it up), or you can watch the entire 3.5 hours below. It was at times very dull, but there was an awful lot of very clever stuff in there. It’s probably known that I’m a fan of what Google […]

  • Starbucks Tills

    2013-05-07

    The number of beverage combinations a Starbucks till has to handle is HUGE. I wonder why their tills don't rapidly descend into a chaotic mess of soft-buttons.

  • Facebook’s Flaws

    2012-12-24

    After minimising my Facebook presence and deleting all my Instagram photos I wanted to explain a bit more why I’ve done those things. I’m finding it quite hard to articulate succinctly, but I’ll give it a go anyway. I know that Instagram have backtracked on their new terms and conditions around what they will do […]