Side projects
The introduction of SwiftUI has presented designers with the opportunity to build design prototypes with some ease, unlocking the power of user testing directly on device.
I continue to update SwiftUI Prototyping with tuturials and articles focused on helping designers use SwiftUI as a design tool.
Dew 2
Status
Ongoing
I recently revived my Dew project, and this time I've gone global with cafes in a growing list of cities. The coffee finding app website has been expanded and rewritten using NextJS, and is currently in beta testing while more data is collected. A new iPhone app is in the works, written in Swift & SwiftUI. I also crafted a whole new modern brand for the site and app.
One of my non-digital hobbies involves LEGO, however this didn't stop me from writing and coding a visual story about the history of the simple and powerful LEGO brick.
My IKEA store opening project was an interactive map visualisation of store openings from when the company was founded. While not currently maintained, the updated visualisation shows the spread of IKEA stores until 2014 using Google Maps, and some javascript. The project made the front page of HackerNews and was featured in Buzzfeed and Gizmodo.
I designed and coded an iPhone app as a way to learn Objective-C. Dew was released on the App Store in early 2014. Originally featuring a Parse backend, pushing new cafes to the app did not require app updates. I've continued to use Xcode to build demos, proof of concepts and prototypes.
Film sites
Status
Archived
Exploring several public APIs, I have created a few film based websites over the years, with one or two goiing offline. These websties were solving personal needs, for example Pick-a-Film and FlixFlip served up a random film suggestion for those times when I couldn't decide what to watch!
London
Status
Archived
Before I focused on Dew, I worked on a few London themed experiments such as Iconic London and London Explorer. As I narrowed down to Dew, I explored creating an app for Exploring London, and the many unique places to visit (such as the world's smallest police station, or the canal museum). Iconic London let me illustrate famous London Icons and animate them with simple CSS.