Bio
Jo is a non-binary, senior angular developer from London, UK. They have an obsession with psychology and understanding how we learn which has lead to giving talks on managing information overload, writing beautiful code and affective design. This intersection of beauty and complexity has more recently lead to them exploring education through performance and poetry…
My Talks
Interface Incantations
According to the witches of Terry Pratchett's Discworld, most magic is simply headology. This talk will mix literary references and outline the headology of interface design, from basic charms and ...
Speaker Ballads
The first: on losing innocence
By speaking at a conference
On trials of taking to the stage
And fretting how your words are gauged
The last: on coming to the end
Relinquishing your mic a...
Systems of Snowflakes : Beauty, Complexity and Choice
What simple rules constrain each snowflake to a hexagonal symmetry that we find beautiful? Does this kind of beauty tend to emerge from systems with simple rules? If so, can we use simple rules to ...