Time to read: 6 minutesEvery conversation I have had about work in the past year has mentioned AI. Of course. It is the hot new emerging technology, and the one most likely to truly revolutionise how business is done… as long as some kinks (read: hallucinations) are eliminated from its behaviour. But… say you are responsible for a company’s […] continue reading »
Time to read: 3 minutesFlâner is a very Parisian verb. It means to meander, to walk about aimlessly enjoying the moment and perhaps even getting lost. It is also one of my favourite things to do. Getting lost in London is almost easy, the city is so huge, and there’s rarely any sun to orient oneself by. After 18 […] continue reading »
Time to read: 2 minutesA bit earlier than other years, (this time in good time!) here is the Linear Calendar for 2025! in its 10th year, and 11th edition already! Yikes! A calendar view for those who enjoy planning linearly as opposed to doing so in boxes. For the visual thinkers. For those who noticed that when you print […] continue reading »
Time to read: 3 minutesHappy New Year!! And welcome to a new edition of the Linear Calendar. I use it to plan projects at work, and visualise my whole year in one shot in my personal life, mainly for the purpose of planning my holidays. For the personal holiday planning I use the poster format printed at 85% on […] continue reading »
Time to read: 2 minutesEvery January, I get an email from at least one person in the world asking me if I’ll do the Linear Calendar again. Of course I will! I need it too!! :) The original Linear Calendar, launched in 2015, is precisely laid out to be printed on three sheets of A4 and stuck together to […] continue reading »
Time to read: 5 minutesAll modern internet-enabled things have been busting my imaginary balls since they entered my life. But none has caused so many headaches as NETFLIX. And Netflix is kind of awesome, because it’s given us shows like House of Cards and Grace & Frankie. But Netflix has no clue whatsoever how to deal with Movie Night. […] continue reading »
Time to read: 2 minutesHow often do you get to see strips of time that span nearly FOURTEEN months?! Ok, so all calendars do that. The only difference with this one is that you read it left to right, like you do text. I’ve been making it for three years, because it’s handy. If you stand back from the […] continue reading »
Time to read: < 1 minuteAfter many months of requests from multiple product owners who never talk to each other (and I am including marketing in that group), we (the design team with me as Head of UX / sole UX person) are finally beginning an experiment with the blessing of our Head of Product! As of this Friday, all […] continue reading »
Time to read: < 1 minuteWe launched our Free Credit Report product earlier this month, so I can finally share this!! I was reviewing the backlog with our product owner, and instinctively started drawing the signin/up flow and mapping story codes to it. It looked ok, but needed some tidying up, so I cleaned it up in Balsamiq and added […] continue reading »
Time to read: 7 minutesOne of the biggest perks of freelancing is that I get compulsory free time in between projects. One of the biggest downsides of freelancing is that I get compulsory free time in between projects. I used to have my anxiety shoot through the roof at that time… “will I find something else?” “When?” “Who will […] continue reading »