On the side

Made for the love of it.

Alongside client work I put time into things I care about. Talks and teaching, community events, and the occasional creative side project.

Speaking

Talks.

A selection of talks I have given at conferences, meetups and universities in the UK, Italy and the United States.

  1. 2023 · Milan

    Università di Milano-Bicocca

    A career in UX. UX strategy for digital transformation.

  2. 2019 · Leeds

    Leeds Digital Festival

    UX strategy for digital transformation.

  3. 2018 · Newcastle

    Northumbria University

    A day in the life of a UX designer. UXPA UK World Usability Day panel.

  4. 2018 · London

    Design friction, make me think

    A talk about slowing users down on purpose.

  5. 2018 · Cambridge

    UX Cambridge

    Conference talk, slides on SlideShare.

  6. 2018 · London

    Ladies that UX lightning talks

    UX of the Italian Consulate.

  7. 2018 · Coventry

    Coventry University

    Managing design in agile projects, a half-day workshop. Designing better forms.

  8. 2017 · London

    World Usability Day

    Designing better forms. Dark times for dark patterns.

  9. 2016 · Austin

    SXSW Interactive

    Dark times for dark patterns.

  10. 2015 · London

    Pint of Science

    Persuasive technology.

Teaching

Contributing to education.

From primary school classrooms in the UK to university lecture halls in Milan, I enjoy sharing what I do with students at very different stages of learning.

In the past I ran sessions on UX and design thinking with primary school children in the UK, introducing them to the idea that the things they use every day are designed by someone, for someone.

More recently I have been cooperating with the University of Milan, running workshops for bachelor and master students on user-centred design, UX and the design process.

Community

A festival for inclusion.

I help organise a festival in my home town that celebrates inclusion.

It brings local people, musicians, professionals and organisations together to celebrate families and diversity. I lend a hand with marketing, communications and coordination on the event.

Illustration

A children’s book.

I illustrated a children’s book.

A quieter, slower kind of design work than the digital day job, and one that taught me a lot about pacing and restraint. Raid of the Ratskull Rodents is something I am really proud of.