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James Royal-Lawson: Senior digital advisor, designer, digital analyst, economist & podcaster
Latest posts
Talk to users!
When did your organisation last do any user research? How great is the distance between your organisation and your users? Here's a tool to help.
Accessibility is 90% design
It's a myth that developers are responsible for accessibility. In truth, the biggest impact comes from design.
Thin Ice Press workshop
I had the opportunity to attend a Letterpress workshop as part of a "Workshop conference retreat". Digital design can still learn a lot from traditional printing methods.
Feeding curiosity and bursting bubbles
How reading something random and goat herd dynamics can help feed your curiosity and expand your media bubble
Language of parts bookmarklet
A bookmarklet to help with testing WCAG 2.2 Success Criterion 3.1.1 Language of page (Level A) and 3.1.2 Language of parts (Level AA).
Microsoft Clarity and privacy
Are you using Clarity? Are you collecting the correct consent from your website visitors?
The hidden curves of the Gartner hype cycle
The traditional Gartner Hype Cycle curve only represents the outcome of 20% of innovations, the paths of the rest are largely hidden from view.
Making your design suck less with bridging roles
The rise and fall of web design, and how fostering broader skill sets and adopting bridging roles can set things right.
An unexpected code-breaking challenge
I used the Scandinavian Airlines app to check my family in to our flights. Unexpectedly, it turned into a code-breaking challenge!
Users by time of day
How to (re)create a Users by time of day chart with Google Analytics 4 and Looker Studio
Digital design is conflicted
In digital design, we are conflicted between thinking fast and slow, and between caring and causing harm.
My top tips for being self-employed
In 2006, I made the move to being self-employed. 17 years later, I'm still an independent consultant.
"AI saves me a day a week"
AI makes you more efficient. Helps you work faster. But does that come with a hidden cost?
Final call
The experience of a delayed flight highlights the wider impact of poor service design