Personal Blog
A personal and professional blog by @jasontcrabtree. I write about learning Front-End Development, Product Design, Product Development and how they all tie together.
Latest Posts:
Published: 11 08 2021
What does Nullable mean in Hasura? Researching a definition
An investigation into the definition of Nullable in Hasura, using GraphQL. References and an answer I can understand!
2 min read • Read Blog PostPublished: 14 03 2021
Website Code? Website Design? Both?
Finding a balance between a deep interest in design, AND a deep interest in the code that makes the design work
1 min read • Read Blog PostPublished: 16 08 2020
Recognising my knowledge limits: Computer Edition
Accidentally breaking* my computer through lack of experience and research, but being prepared beforehand. *Temporarily, hopefully!!
2 min read • Read Blog PostPublished: 9 08 2020
Deciphering Terms: The definition of Management, Design, Strategy and Vision in Tech Companies
Overcoming my confusion and aggregating short definitions that explain the difference between Design, Product Management, Strategy and Vision in Technology Companies.
2 min read • Read Blog PostPublished: 2 08 2020
Design Review of iPhone Event Countdown Apps [2020, iOS Apps]
Reviewing the visual and user experience design of 16 iPhone Event Countdown Apps [2020]. Reviewing layout, input experience, overall usability, typography and visual design.
3 min read • Read Blog PostPublished: 26 07 2020
All of my Favourite, Most Used Figma Plugins. Read all about them and get Plugged in!
My favourite Figma plugins — what they do, why I use them, and how you can incorporate them into your workflow. Plus a few I haven't used much but am very excited to try soon.
2 min read • Read Blog PostPublished: 19 07 2020
Five Minute Introduction to Brand Identity Design
A 5 Minute Introduction to Brand Identity Design for UX Designers, Product Designers, and other people interested in learning how brand identity design works.
5 min read • Read Blog PostPublished: 12 07 2020
Learning Photoshop, Favourite Features and New Figma Workflows
Discovering the Magic Features and Tools of Photoshop after 3 years of using Figma, and copying new Photoshop Workflows to use in Figma.
4 min read • Read Blog PostPublished: 4 07 2020
Learning Photoshop, Online Courses and Measuring Expanding Time
Measuring time and understanding online course true lengths. Alternative title: Time is wack, and impossible to predict.
2 min read • Read Blog PostPublished: 2 06 2020
#BlackLivesMatter. Educating myself about Systemic Racism
Educating myself on matters of systematic racism and taking a stand for what is right.
2 min read • Read Blog PostPublished: 22 05 2020
Launching Scaffold: A Figma Prototyping Library, Small Starts and Forward Progress
Scaffold is a (paid) Figma Prototyping Library containing 285 different prototype Bases. That’s worth celebrating — the project successes, and reflecting on the things to improve and do next.
3 min read • Read Blog PostPublished: 21 02 2020
10 Small but Mighty Tips I've Learnt for Designing Great Typography
I've recently been learning exactly how much typography can be hugely improved through tweaking a few values and defaults and applying straightforward best practices. Read more for those tips!
2 min read • Read Blog PostPublished: 31 05 2019
Small Joys of Learning Code; the CSS Edition
An approachable, beginner friendly introduction to designing websites using CSS Variables. No experience with code necessary!
2 min read • Read Blog PostPublished: 13 05 2019
A Prediction about Slack's Product Roadmap
Writing this down so I can look back in a few years to see if my hunch has paid off — that Slack becomes a full-blown <strong>Business Operating System</strong>.
1 min read • Read Blog PostPublished: 26 04 2019
Strategic Insights from the Slack S1
A brief review of Slack's Strategic Plans, as told by their recent S-1 document.
2 min read • Read Blog PostPublished: 27 03 2019
Hello World
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