PinnedDavid HallChaos, Derrida and pigeons: Things I learnt from Dave SnowdenTo hear Dave Snowden talk is to be treated to an avalanche of fascinating ideas, with many being relevant to the design process.9 min read·Aug 31, 2022----
PinnedDavid HallinUX CollectiveMicrocopy: An essential guide to becoming a more literate designerDesigners should not be mere decorators, but have an understanding of language and microcopy, a crucial design skill, now more than ever.11 min read·May 14, 2021--4--4
PinnedDavid HallinUX CollectiveThe art of visualising music: A brief history of graphic notationDesign and music intersect in many areas, yet one relatively obscure but staggeringly creative area is in the design of graphic notation.5 min read·Oct 7, 2022--2--2
David HallinUX CollectiveThe Vignelli Canon: A design classic from the last of the modernistsMassimo Vignelli, the multi-faceted designer and thinker, was the last of the great modernist designers. A utilitarian, design reactionary…8 min read·Feb 1, 2023--2--2
David HallFrom HAL to Chan: My unconventional path to becoming a designerMy path to becoming a designer wasn’t conventional, and it’s something I celebrate.4 min read·Oct 7, 2022----
David HallinUX CollectiveThe Barry Lyndon poster is a design classic, not designed by Saul BassThe Barry Lyndon poster is an iconic masterpiece, and an interesting example of the inaccurate attribution found while I was researching…5 min read·Apr 28, 2022----
David HallinUX CollectiveCardew’s Treatise: The greatest musical score ever designedThe ‘Mount Everest’ of graphical musical scores, Treatise still surprises with its invention and beauty.7 min read·Feb 1, 2023----
David HallinUX CollectiveDesign detail: Crafting better shadows for interactionShadow doesn’t get as much love such as cool colour palettes or super sexy shapes, but it is vital in communicating interaction.5 min read·Feb 1, 2023--1--1
David HallinUX CollectivePilot error, Chapanis and the shape of things to comeHow Alphonse Chapanis, a young psychologist, saved the lives of WWII pilots through clever design.6 min read·Apr 28, 2022----
David HallinUX CollectiveDesign principle: Effective listening through reflective questioningListening is a vital UX skill we can all get better at, and a chatbot experiment from the 1960s teaches us how.4 min read·Feb 1, 2023----