My first post for the Automattic Design blog! From AI assistants to digital platforms, how can we design for rapid mode switching in real life? Reflections about utilitarian and experiential content and why understanding both matters. This was one of those posts that I just woke up with and needed to get out of my […]
Category: Web
Content for Fun vs. Content for Purpose: Designing for Two Distinct Modes
So yeh. Let me walk you through something that’s been rattling around in my head for months: How do we design for people who switch rapidly between utility-seeking and experience-seeking modes of content consumption? This isn’t abstract design theory. It’s a practical problem affecting every digital product. From AI assistants to content platforms, we need […]
Web Monetization for WordPress
I’m an ambassador for Grant for the Web for the WordPress ecosystem. As part of my work there, I’ve created a content series about how to use Web Monetization on WordPress sites. I hope you enjoy it!
Solving the revenue maximisation problem for publishers
The pandemic reminded us that journalism cannot be financed through advertising alone Marcela at Journalism.co.uk kindly vastly improved my overlong initial draft to produce this piece. Thanks Marcela!
Homo digitalis
I’m a Zoologist by degree. I work in digital now but zoology (and science in general) is a philosophy and mental model that doesn’t leave you. I’m not the first person to observe that we’re undergoing a new era of techno-evolution. I’ve been wanting to write about this for a while and COVID-19 brings a […]
Customising the ‘Via’ in Tweet Button for AddThis WordPress Plugin
This one had me scratching my head for ages, and it was only some good investigation by @domsoar that found the answer, here: http://thenorthernedge.ca/blog/how-customize-addthis-for-your-website-or-blog-3559/. The answer is to use a custom button and this sort of code: <div class=”addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style “> <a class=”addthis_button_facebook_like”></a> <a class=”addthis_button_tweet” tw:via=”YOURHANDLE” tw:related=”YOURHANDLE “></a> <a class=”addthis_button_google_plusone”></a> <a class=”addthis_counter addthis_pill_style”></a> </div> The […]