I am currently available for freelance/contract work. Book a meeting so we can talk about your project.

All articles in “Design”

These are my articles on trends in design and how to improve your design skills. Explore some of the other categories as well while you’re here.

Filter by category

All116

Build in public2

Lifestyle design9

Project management16

Software architecture8

Turning simple shapes into complex shapes

SVGs are math that looks unnecessarily complicated. Let me walk you through how to build a complex icon from a few circles and lines.

Read full article

Fonts that make you go “agh!iIl1”

This nonsense test string reveals some of the main differences when comparing typefaces, like their weight and related characteristics.

Read full article

Get better at design by breaking some designs

If good artists copy and great artists steal, why shouldn’t new artists destroy? Break some designs to learn the details that make them work.

Read full article

The constraints behind consistent icons

As I am drawing many more icons for my upcoming set, I follow a few constraints to ensure they all look like they belong together.

Read full article

Introducing Lovelicons

I am working on a set of 200+ icons that will be free for personal use. The paid version will include benefits that I have not defined yet.

Read full article

The easiest way to build a Dark Mode

Media queries are essential for doing Responsive Design. They can test for many features beyond browser width. We can use one of them to build a dark mode.

Read full article

How the poop emoji broke my website

A few emoji included in a font are responsible for Firefox not showing syntax highlighting in my code snippets.

Read full article

My design turned out worse than I thought

What looks good in a design tool doesn’t necessarily look good in a browser. Working in both at the same time helps you catch those mistakes early.

Read full article

Debug

nonesmmdlgxl2xl

Grid overlay