Design, people & leadership
I’m Charles Reynolds-Talbot, Head of Interaction and Product Design at TPXimpact. Before that I was a designer in UK government. I write about accessibility, the words we use and leading design teams.
Right now I’ve just written again for the first time in years so check out my latest work. I'm also redesign this website and plan to revisit older pieces 'from the vault' — learn more about what I am doing now
200 Latest
- 201 Designer in the loop The role of the designer in an AI era when convincing work can be generated in seconds.
- 202 Giving it a go Waiting until you’re certain is how teams stand still. One of our newest designers reminded me that design moves work forward by giving it a go.
- 203 Competence is the enemy of brilliance The reward for being good at something is usually more of it. Do that for long enough, and there's no room left for brilliance.
- 204 Be safe; be human Principles for sane working in insane times. CEOs, directors, leaders, managers, etc, need to put the self-created work-machine to one side and remember that everyone they work with is a human being.
300 Themes
- 301 Accessibility and dark modes 3 posts High contrast isn’t good for everyone. A series that started with Molly Watt in 2016.
- 302 Leading design 7 posts Reviews, change and looking after the people doing the work.
- 303 Words matter 4 posts Semantics mean something. The words we use shape what we build.
- 304 Exploring code 8 posts CSS, Hugo and building this site in the open.
- 305 Design sprints 2 posts 5 days in government, and 1 day with the person who wrote the book.