About

I’m a designer working at the intersection of user experience, ethics, privacy, accessibility and sustainability. I sometimes pen thoughts about these topics.

Work

Over the last few years, I’ve transitioned from splitting my time between design and frontend development to working exclusively as a designer.

My work is informed by three principles:

• Design, content and development should work together. When they do, the result is clearer, faster and more accessible. It’s better all-around.
• It’s not enough to be low-carbon, we should build in way that respects user privacy. If our work is environmentally-friendly, but we send user data to companies with poor privacy practices, we have no credibility.
• User experience and organisational goals go hand-in-hand. Both sets of needs can work together, promoting each other for a result that works for everyone.

More info at my studio.

Projects

NB: Most of my projects are now archived.

Unoffice Hours Webring

I’ve been running Unoffice Hours for a few years. The Unoffice Hours Webring is a way to connect the people running these sessions. If you run Unoffice Hours, you’re welcome to join.

Below Radar

I was interested in exploring how businesses can become less reliant on Facebook, Google and marketing techniques that fuel surveillance capitalism. Below Radar was a space for freelancers and business owners share their experiences of doing this.

No To Spy Pixels

No To Spy Pixels is a campaign to raise awareness about the pixels embedded in our emails. The site helps people take action and raise the issue with companies and organisations.

Cyber Empathy

Cyber Empathy is the creation of Andra Zaharia. It’s a podcast exploring cybersecurity, empathy in tech and other related topics.

Work Notes

I created Work Notes in January 2019. This grew from a series of blog posts on my work site to a multi-faceted project.

The site features a popular Pricing Guide, Freelance Guide and hosted an international community of over 700 freelancers.

Podcasts + Appearances

I don’t do much public speaking, but I have appeared on some podcasts, including:

• The Independents [2025]
• Code Rush [2023]
• Public Cloud For Public Good [2022]
• Marketing Unf*cked [2022]
• Creative Boom [2021]
• 15 Minute Freelancer [2021]
• The Work Seminar [2021]
• Cyber Empathy [2022]
• We Don’t Stream [2021]
• Being Freelance [2019]

If you’d like me to appear on yours, book an Unoffice Hours and we can chat about it.