Journal
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My news media diet
The news makes me anxious, so I’ve changed how I consume it.
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Making social media painful
Man from UK uses one weird trick to cut down on social media usage. Silicon Valley hates him!
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Books I read in 2019
Somehow I managed to read 17 books in 2019, here’s what I thought of all of them.
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30
A few thoughts on how it felt to turn 30 and what the first three decades of life are all about.
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Write shorter sentences
There’s a pretty simple way to make your writing better. Write shorter sentences.
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A pricing model for freelancers and agencies
A pricing model that clients would hate and no agency would ever be brave enough to adopt.
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Hello Sketch
I’m going in-house and joining the team at Sketch after two fantastic years of agency life at Sideshow.
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The everything machine
How one of the great technology feats of the 21st Century became a bit too much for me.
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Apps that make my iPhone better
A round up of the apps that I rely on to make my iPhone more useful.
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The big green button
Why writers can spot the obvious improvements and your product people can’t.
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Apps that make my Mac better
A round up of the apps that I rely on to make my Mac more useful.
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How to spot the passive voice
No, you don’t sound any less serious or professional if you write using the active voice. Trust me.
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Hello Sideshow
After a few years of freelancing, I’m going full-time for one of my clients and joining Sideshow.
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Helping Sketch find their voice
Before I joined Sketch as a full-time employee, they asked me to help shape their voice.
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Writing for one of the web’s most respected publications
A personal highlight of my freelancing career, writing for Kai Brach’s Offscreen Magazine.
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Writing the book on perfect presentations
I wrote a guide that covers everything you need to know about writing, designing and delivering perfect presentations.
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Creating a new magazine from scratch
I worked with Arts University Bournemouth to bring their alumni programme to life in print .
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Seven freelancing tips that worked for me
To mark a year of freelancing, I thought I’d share some advice I’ve followed that’s helped me along the way.
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Writing great app store release notes
If you’re an indie developer trying to make yoiur mark on the App Store, don’t ignore your release notes.
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The ad that ate itself
Dissecting the iconic John Lewis Christmas ad, and wondering what comes next for the format.
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App is performing a database migration, please be patient
Why great copy at every level of your product — and how bad copy can ruin an experience.