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The blog articles shown here combine my passion for content creation with a sprinkling of fresh design ideas. The client articles (click the link to see them) are generally more formal, but nonetheless media-rich and optimized to rank well on Google.
Internet / Tech
When it comes to note-taking apps, Standard Notes hits the sweet spot. It combines class-leading privacy features with clean design and a strong focus on productivity.
Internet / Tech
Paywalls are a near-universal feature of the internet media landscape, but how do users perceive them, and what's the easiest and most effective way to bypass them?
Design
Helvetica is the go-to typeface on the New York subway, but it wasn't until 1980 that it began replacing a German rival introduced over a decade earlier.
Internet / Tech
NextDNS is a DNS resolver – a security / privacy service that's designed to block ads, trackers, malware and phishing domains on pretty much any standard PC, laptop or phone.
Design
This is a brief, colorful study that sheds light on aspects of Penang's history and culture, and examines a handful of outstanding spiral staircases.
Internet / Tech
Via is one of the fastest browsers for Android. It's also battery efficient, feature rich, and easy to customize. So why is it so fast, and what else makes it different?
Design
Though used sparingly in web development, asymmetry is a fascinating approach to design that embraces contrast and variation, and can at times lead to striking results.
NASA
Inspired by the movie Hidden Figures, this article tells the story of little-known black women who contributed to NASA's space program during the 1960s.
TV Shows
Produced by the same company that made HBO's Chernobyl, Giri Haji is an artistic and highly-original fusion of British gangster flick and Yakuza epic.
NASA
This is a detailed study that addresses some of the myths surrounding the famous NASA lens that in all likelihood was never used in space.
Design
Favored by cinematographers since the golden age of Hollywood, Cooke lenses are esteemed for their for their warmth and realistic skin tones.
NASA
This article takes a look at French-made Angenieux lenses and the pivotal roles they played in some of NASA's most important missions.
Design
Introduced in 1916, Johnston Sans is an integral part of London's design language and one of the world's longest-surviving examples of a corporate typeface.
Client: The ISO 9001 Council, Switzerland
Using real-world case studies I sourced from academic journals, this long, in-depth study examines the role consultants play when implementing the Quality Management Standard, ISO 9001.
Client: PinnacleMarine, New Zealand
I wrote this article about Donald Trump's former superyacht during COVID; for a while it ranked #2 on Google. But the company changed hands in 2026 and the website was re-designed. The article can now be found only on archive.org.
Client: StandardsCourses, Boston
In an nutshell, ISO 14001 is one of the most effective ISO Standards organizations can use to reduce their environmental impact and actively contribute to global sustainability.
Client: The ISO 9001 Council, Switzerland
This was my idea – why not set up a test of 20 questions that could grade users on completion. It worked out well and has received good feedback.
Client: PinnacleMarine, New Zealand
This article about JP Morgan's former superyacht is now only accessible via archive.org. The client I wrote it for was taken over in 2026 and the website re-designed, but the article used to rank well on Google.
Client: StandardsCourses, Boston
This article explains some of the basic requirements and benefits of ISO 27001, the global standard for Information Security Management Systems.
Client: 9001Simplified, Seattle
This was a complex article to write – it required reading pretty much the entire ISO 9001 Standard to identify (and make sense of) clauses pertaining to risk.
Client: The ISO 9001 Council, Switzerland
This relatively short piece takes a look at three ISO 9001 explanatory videos I singled out for beginners – each video offers a different perspective on the Standard.