Nontechguy

This is my scratchpad for ideas, designs and products I build from the ground up. Some get finished. Plenty don't.

I share the thinking behind my personal work, not just the end result. The decisions, the experiments and everything that goes into turning an idea into something tangible.

Visually, the website takes its cues from the 80s and 90s: the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, cassette tapes and floppy disks. Magnetic storage might seem like a relic, but it's still quietly at work in data centres today. Old technology doesn't necessarily disappear.

The name nontechguy isn't meant to suggest I don't belong in the technology conversation. If anything, it's an invitation to look a little closer. I probably have more to say about technology, products, design and the business of making things than the name might initially suggest.

I'm interested in the bigger picture of making things: their names, their identities, the problems they're solving and how they make people feel. I've always been drawn to exploring ideas beyond the boundaries of any one role or discipline.

This site is a collection of those explorations, from personal projects I'm building to the design, illustration and animation work that brings ideas to life.

It's also a space for my thoughts on things that interest me, from technical leadership to the broader questions around building products and working with people.

All of this happens alongside a full-time job. This is where I get to follow my curiosity, experiment and give those interests room to grow.