About me

Before joining Monzo, I was UX Lead at nez – a startup using bluetooth beacons to help people save money and discover new food and drink spots across London.

Prior to that, I worked on the Experience team at AKQA for clients including Coutts Bank, Volvo and Amazon. Other startups I have worked with include ClearScore, Intruder & Minute Shorts.

My journey as a designer began in Architecture – after graduating from Cambridge University I worked in an architect's office for several years before going digital. Cities, urbanism and the way we use space still fascinate me, and I am always particularly interested in digital projects engaged with these topics. 

Design heroes

Here are a few of the designers that have had a big impact on my thinking as a designer. They're not all digital, you'll find architects, furniture makers and industrial designers here too.

•  Adrien Zumbrunnen
• Bruno Mari
• David Rose
• Dieter Rams
• Donald Norman
• Eileen Gray
  
• Louis Kahn
• Luke Wroblewski
• Marie-José Van Hee
  
• Pattie Moore
• Sara Little Turnbull
• Victor Papanek

Design reading list

These are some of the design books that have been important to me in my career so far.

• A Pattern Language – Christopher Alexander
• Design for the Real World – Victor Papanek
• Design as Art – Bruno Mari
• Enchanted Objects – David Rose
• Experiencing Architecture – Steen Eiler Rasmussen
  
• Nairn's London – Ian Nairn
• Radical technologies: the design of everyday life – Adam Greenfield
• Shaping Things – Frank Chimero
• The Craftsman – Richard Sennett
• The Design of Everyday Things – Donald Norman
• The Lean Startup – Eric Ries
  
• Vers une Architecture – Le Corbusier

Want to chat about any of these books, or have a recommendation for something I should be reading? Feel free to send me an email with the button below.