Designing A Gratitude Journal That Works

How can we design a system that helps people recognize the good things in their lives, so that they can feel good about themselves?

Case Study
Obsidian Plugin: Note Toolbar
Plugin for Obsidian
Obsidian plugin I designed and developed in TypeScript. View on GitHub →
Koru Storefront
Storefront design
Marketplace storefront for a distributor transitioning to a consignment business model via Nautical's platform. →
FundThrough: Invoice Factoring Platform
Rebrand
Rebranding a fintech company and platform. →
Neighbor: Consumer-First Billing
Brand + UX/UI Design
Designing a brand and UX for a billing platform that was conceived and launched within three months. →
Fuzzies logo and app screenshot.
Case Study
Concept for a gratitude journal app. →
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Screenshot of the Note Toolbar user guide on GitHub

User Guide

Note Toolbar User Guide

Comprehensive documentation I wrote for the Note Toolbar plugin (that I also developed) for Obsidian, including installation, settings guides, use cases, and support material.

Read on GitHub
Photo of a crocodile's eye, because Godzilla wasn't royalty-free.

Article

The Big Freakin' Requirements Document Must Die. Here's Why.

Article I authored for Blueprint, achieving over 47K+ views on BA Times & republished elsewhere.

Read on BA Times
Cover of ECM whitepaper I authored for OpenText.

Whitepaper

Best Practices in ECM Migration

Whitepaper I wrote for Xenos (acquired by OpenText) to provide lead gen for their electronic content management migration services.

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Photo of crowd at WordCamp Toronto 2008.

Article

WordCamp Toronto Redux

Wrote a couple articles for blogTO including this recap of that year's WordCamp conference.

Read on blogTO

Chris Gurney

I'm a Toronto-based product designer and former product manager who has toured the tech industry with a background in computer science, across a broad range of roles.

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