I’m John, an Edinburgh-based software engineer and product designer. I spent around 10 years as a designer before making the move to engineering in 2021, and that background shapes everything I build — component libraries, design systems, CMS schemas, front end architecture. I care a lot about the gap between how something looks and how it’s built, and I’m lucky that my job lets me sit right in the middle of it.

I like to do as much as possible in the terminal these days and I daily drive NeoVim both personally and for work.

I’m a huge believer in open source software (check my dotfiles 😉).

When I’m not tweaking configs you’ll find me going after new benchpress PRs in the gym, chasing birdies on the golf course, or raising two wonderful kids alongside my wife.

Dotfiles — a terminal-first setup built around NeoVim and Tmux. If you live in the terminal there's probably something useful in here:

• Neovim config (Lua, lazy.nvim, roseprime colourscheme)
• Tmux with Catppuccin theming
• AeroSpace (macOS) and Sway (Linux) window manager configs
• Shell tooling: lazygit, spotify-player, Zsh, and more

My go-to colourschemes are Catppuccin and Rose Pine — usually a mix of both depending on what's supported. Take a look, and if anything's useful, make it your own.