ABOUT
Designing and building the missing pieces.
I’m James, a product designer and full-stack developer based in Sedgefield, South Africa.
I help founders and teams when products or workflows are almost there, but the pieces do not yet work together.
I find the gaps in the user experience, accessibility and implementation, then help resolve them. My work covers interface design, front-end and back-end development, authentication and deployment.
I bring twenty years of experience across UX, product strategy and design systems, alongside building apps and practical systems of my own.
For a roofing business, that meant helping Ben turn an AI-assisted prototype into an app his supervisors could use. Read the scoring story or see his feedback.
Thirty years of Tai Chi practice have shaped how I notice pressure, timing and unnecessary effort. My training is rooted in the Cheng Man-Ching lineage, and that attention carries into both my product work and my teaching.
How I work
Product and workflow work
Product Clarity
Design and development to resolve UX, accessibility and implementation gaps in stalled products.
Workflow Systems
Small internal systems that help service businesses keep track of work.
Practice and workshops
Executive State Diagnostic
A private introduction to breath, posture and attention through Tai Chi and Qigong.
Stillness Under Pressure
Team workshops exploring how pressure affects attention and communication.
True Essence
A structured daily practice for returning to steadiness over time.
Beyond my product work, I write books, make digital paintings and share my experience of Taoism and Tai Chi.
If something here connects with what you are facing, start a conversation.