Martin Gude

Thoughts on digital products, design, technology and the occasional rabbit hole.

07/09/2026 · 2 min read

Over the past few months, I’ve been getting deeper into accessibility. WCAG, BFSG, contrast methods, semantic HTML, the differences between…

28/07/2026 · 2 min read

The Tour de France is over again. Three weeks are simply too short. And this was one of the best…

18/07/2026 · 2 min read

I had to turn 47 before I stopped arguing against calling myself a designer. I used to simply say that…

27/05/2026 · 1 min read

One thing I keep noticing in organisations: a surprising amount of internal communication is optimised for the sender, not for…

19/05/2026 · 2 min read

I got annoyed again the other day when I wanted to open the “dm” app. My apps on the phone…

28/04/2026 · 2 min read

There’s a self-description that has shaped how I think about service — not just in shopping, but everywhere: Zappos (now…

08/04/2026 · 2 min read

I do not complain about Deutsche Bahn all that often. This time, though, I absolutely do. I get my Deutschlandticket…

31/03/2026 · 1 min read

Last Sunday was one of my favourite days of the year: the Berlin Half Marathon. For the past few years,…

26/03/2026 · 1 min read

I recently moved from Gmail to Fastmail. Not a revolution — just a deliberate step toward more digital independence. Fastmail,…