senior ux engineer and web accessibility advocate …and former rock star

so who is “basher”?

I'm glad you asked. “basher” is an old school nickname that's pretty much stuck. For many years I was an aspiring rock star, thrashing my drums on sweaty stages for many bands, but mainly for UK rockers bushbaby.

As a sideline, I combined my artistic creativity and background in computers by building websites for local bands, teaching myself the fundamentals of web design, and experiencing the joys of browser testing in IE5 and Netscape!

But I've left those “hobbyist” days far behind me…

what do I do now?

full time front-end web development since 2007, specialising in web accessibility and, more recently, design systems.

I really enjoy solving technical problems to deliver rich and performant user experiences to as many people as possible, irrespective of their abilities or situation.

I'm also passionate about keeping things simple—by leveraging the native web platform whenever possible, ideally within the context of a design system, to improve code quality and overall developer experience.

what exactly is a “ux engineer”?

To put it simply, a UX engineer is a front-end developer who understands design thinking and design principles—bridging the gap between designers and developers.

UX engineers often focus on the technical aspects of design systems—prototyping, building re-usable & accessible UI components, and establishing robust CSS architectures.

my recent work

projects

articles

rock star

cool headshot of me on stage

“lipstick” by bushbaby (promo video, 2004)
“tinsel town” by bushbaby (single, 2003)
“skinny” by bushbaby (single, 2002)
“platform nine” by bushbaby (from the album "space corps", 2001)
“dreaming day” by bushbaby (from the ep "medicine", 1999)

To listen to bushbaby's full catalog, please visit our YouTube channel.