Talks about calm software and the outdoors.
I speak a few times a year, mostly at design and front-end events. If you run one and want a talk about offline-first design or maps, get in touch.
2026
No bars: designing for the offline majority
What changes when you treat a missing connection as normal, with examples from trail crews, ferries and rural clinics.
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Forty megabytes of mountain
Shipping vector maps on a strict budget: tiles, fonts, and the things we cut to fit.
2025
Labels in full sun
Contrast, weight and halos for map labels that stay readable on a snowfield at noon.
Slow film, fast screens
What thirty-six frames a roll teaches about choosing what goes on a screen.