New year, new startup? Sure, why not!

In the last five years I have worked for five startups across various industries. Here's a quick look back on my draw towards small teams and companies…

Feb 3, 2025 • Chris Roy

January 2025

September 2024

Working backwards

Imagine seeing the finished product, the ideal outcome, before you start building. This approach, known as "working backwards," can help to shift your…

Sep 17, 2024 • Chris Roy

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July 2023

The problem with building a wall

Let me start by saying that Donald Trump is a terrible person. Though, if he has taught us anything — weird, I know — it's that building walls is a…

Jul 27, 2023 • Chris Roy

Building inclusive design systems

We recently had the pleasure of welcoming Heather Hepburn to one of our Product Sessions where she spoke about accessibility. The overlaps on getting…

Jul 21, 2023 • Chris Roy

Your design process just got a whole lot better

Let's take a quick look at Figma's new "variables" feature, which allows you to easily update and manage design elements across various screen sizes…

Jul 16, 2023 • Chris Roy

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Swimming towards your goals

Coming up on mid-year review season it's a great time to think about our goals and check in on our progress. This got me thinking about an analogy of…

Jul 6, 2023 • Chris Roy

June 2023

Take a pause

When things get a little hectic, it can be all too easy to get caught up in the whirlwind. The pandemic forced us all into a pause — but let's not wait…

Jun 30, 2023 • Chris Roy

The Evolution of Sketching Interfaces

As a Product Designer, communicating ideas is a key part of my role. Finding the best medium to capture and share ideas is a key part of that. Here is a…

Jun 14, 2023 • Chris Roy

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First glance: Apple Vision Pro

In case you missed it, Apple had their WWDC 2023 this week and after much speculation, they confirmed all of the rumours to reveal their latest piece of…

Jun 8, 2023 • Chris Roy

Product Spotlight: Could this be the best productivity app?

Respecting the paradigm that tasks and calendars coexist and that productivity apps should be much more than a list of never-ending tasks. This new find…

Jun 1, 2023 • Chris Roy

May 2023

Where todo lists fail

Todo lists are fundamentally broken. We don't exist to check off items on a list. We exist to work towards bigger more meaningful life and work goals …

May 25, 2023 • Chris Roy