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Luke Mitchell | Product Designer
Personal site, blog, and portfolio of Luke Mitchell, a design director, product designer, and UI developer.
Latest posts
Everything in its place
I like to be organised.
Just
Some words about a word.
Markdown is really good
A post about markdown, one of may favourite bits of software
Chicken accessories for chickens
How a weird product ruined my brain for a week.
Nobody wants to use any software
Jane writes about how software isn't the solution to problems that we think it is.
The time for designers to learn to code is now
A guide from Andy about how to stand out as a designer when commoditisation approaches
Sharing online as an activity
Christopher on sharing online and how he approaches it.
How I collect & create bookmarks
How on earth do collect all my bookmarks? It must be a tangled mess of single page applications, nope, it's a tangled mess of DIY stuff that I've built over the years.
My favourite albums of 2023
The best albums I have listened to this year.
The fundamental shift
The upcoming reality of interface design, and the responsibility of designers and developers.
Reading your README
Alex's approach to testing and updating setup documentation for code repositories.
Yes, printers are complicated
Nicholas on the issue of "tech shame" among younger generations.
A future of design work with AI
A sensible metaphor by Matthew about how AI and automation can make designers more effective.
Good Case Studies
I'm currently thinking about writing case studies for my work, I didn't know where to start, so I did what I do when starting any project, some research; I needed to define what I think makes a good case study.
My definition of a good MVP
An MVP (Minimal Viable Product) is an excellent way to build and launch fast. Once launched you can quickly get feedback from customers and iterate. However I find that sometimes teams lose focus. This is my definition of a good MVP
Using a notebook as a task manager
I’m sometimes asked which app I use to manage my time, to-dos or plans. My answer is none, for the most part. I use a notebook
The Window
The unexpected emotional impact of a little home screen widget
Please remember this feeling
While extroverts are hitting a wall during the pandemic, I feel like I've soared straight over it.
Writing daily & weekly project updates
A rationale and method to my daily & weekly project documentation.
RSS is calm
Going back to RSS has helped me to improve my digital health.
Bringing the fun back to our screens
After the release of iOS 14 people started talking about custom icons again. A little look back at the 'old days' of Mac and iPhone customization.
IKEA Bekant Standing Desk: Personal Review
My first impressions of the IKEA Bekant sit-stand desk.