Chris Wood / is on Nostr

I craft apps and websites that improve people's lives, aim to meet accessibility standards, and help organisations meet their goals.

See my portfolio site for my case studies and values.

(I'm also building an open-source icon manager app on the side #IconBear)

Current role: Senior Product Designer.

My activity here does not represent my employer’s viewpoint.

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

Languages: English and Spanish
Pronouns: he/him
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Portfolio site: https://www.chris-wood.design/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-wood-ux-ui/

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2024-09-14 10:38:21

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I tried that, but it felt very cramped at narrower screen sizes. Also the side panel is collapsible so it’s not necessarily always open. And the search bar is the main feature of the app, so a huge header bar is not a bad thing 👍 IconJar does the same thing

2024-08-15 17:25:09

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the release page looks incredible! 10/10! And written so clearly and playfully as well. Really inspiring

2024-08-15 17:12:42

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Hi Enrico, glad you enjoyed it! I have tried Penpot, however as it is not part of my workflow for various reasons, I did not mention it. I wish the team all the success nonetheless.

2024-07-31 16:56:41

Have been using a Mac at my new job for the past few weeks. Tonight I logged back into Fedora to do some work on the side and my goodness I'm getting things done much quicker. Window management is just a breeze compared to Mac, even with the Rectangle app installed. Linux and GNOME are hugely underrated, the contributors are doing fantastic work 🙌
#GNOME #MacOS #Linux

2024-06-29 02:43:42

Ticked off a few more to-do items for my upcoming icon manager app!
- When importing a folder of icons it now scans sub-directories too. It can handle icons with the same name but in different folders, and it looks for keywords in folders and filenames like "solid" or "duotone" to detect the icon style.
- You can filter by icon style
- Flip a coin. If it's heads, you can delete a set without the app crashing. (I got tails)
#UXDesign #IconBear #GTK #GNOME
Source code: https://github.com/azuredusk10/IconBear
https://cdn.masto.host/mastodondesign/media_attachments/files/112/697/606/272/857/479/original/bf04f6c906e79b94.mp4

2024-06-09 20:12:59

Made good progress this weekend on #IconBear , my upcoming open-source icon manager for Linux.
* Install pre-packaged icon sets to quickly start building your library.
* Icons are automatically categorised as "Outline", "Filled", "Duotone" or "Color" when you import them.
* Icons are loaded asynchronously, for improved performance.
Once work on importing, deleting and filtering sets is finished, I'll be looking to release the app 🙌
#GTK #GNOME #UIDesign #Design
https://cdn.masto.host/mastodondesign/media_attachments/files/112/588/484/407/226/512/original/74e71094142c2dfe.mp4