Writing
Notes on design, code and running a one person studio
Short, practical articles about the way I scope, design, build and hand over projects. New notes roughly once a month.
How I scope a website project in one call
The eight questions I ask on every first call, and how the answers turn into a fixed scope and a price the client can plan around.
Design tokens that developers actually use
A small, honest token set beats a huge one nobody reads. Here is the structure I hand over on every brand and UI project.
Shipping a dashboard without a design system
Small teams rarely have time for a full design system. These are the five rules I follow to keep a data heavy interface consistent anyway.
Why I price projects, not hours
Hourly billing rewards slow work and makes budgets hard to plan. Fixed project prices keep both sides focused on the result.
Motion that helps people read
Animation should guide the eye, not perform. A short guide to timing, distance and order for marketing websites.
My handover checklist for client websites
Launch day is not the end of a project. This checklist makes sure the client can run the site on their own from week one.
The Orbit Letter
One short email a month
New articles, one useful tool and one thing I learned on a client project. No spam, unsubscribe any time.