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

  1. 201 Competence is the enemy of brillianceNew Leading design
  2. 202 Be safe; be human2020 Leading design
  3. 203 The Dark (Mode) Web Rises2018 Dark mode · Part 3
  4. 204 White rabbit2018 Leading design
Latest writing

300 Themes

  1. 301 Accessibility and dark modes 3 High contrast isn’t good for everyone. A series that started with Molly Watt in 2016.
  2. 302 Leading design 5 Reviews, change and looking after the people doing the work.
  3. 303 Words matter 4 Semantics mean something. The words we use shape what we build.
  4. 304 Exploring code 8 CSS, Hugo and building this site in the open.
  5. 305 Design sprints 2 5 days in government, and 1 day with the person who wrote the book.

400 Vault

Everything, by year