• On “authority”

    On “authority”

    Some thoughts about a long-standing cliche about product leadership. Read more

  • People over work product

    It may seem like the work is more important than people, but it’s just a side effect of bringing together a team. Read more

  • 2019 in Review

    For whatever reason, while I’ve not hesitated to write tech/business think pieces or IT tutorials on my personal blog all these years, I’ve never written a simple year (or decade) in review post. Work 2019 was my first full year at Google, and on the Material Design team. It takes about a year to figure… Read more

  • Hello world.

    Last August I spoke at the excellent Web Directions Product conference in Melbourne, and found myself wishing I still had a blog up and running to develop and share some of the ideas from my talk, and other ideas about product, and just stuff I like, like I used to do back in the day.… Read more

  • Blogging is a Pain in the Ass

    Blogging is a Pain in the Ass

    Thoughts on blogging, or trying to blog, in 2018 Read more

  • Something New

    Something New

    22 February 2011 was my first day on the Typekit team. 23 February 2018 will be my last one. After seven years, I’m moving on from Adobe to do something new. Read more