Observing. Collecting. Reflecting.

Documenteering is the blog of me, Mathew Wilson. A design leader and educator. I’m interested in what makes us all behave in the ways that we do, understanding why things work, and in finding the most effective ways of working together, toward designing systems that can genuinely benefit people.

A three circle Venn diagram expressing an overlap with Design Cognition and Communication.

In short, on this site I explore the intersection between design, cognition and communication, building on 25 years of design industry experience.

Past roles

  • Chief Design Officer
  • Design Director
  • Design Lead
  • User Experience Designer
  • Interaction Designer
  • Graphic Designer

Future focus

Increased attention on:

  • Design leadership
  • Cognition
  • Communication
  • Education

What does Documenteering mean?

It’s my portmanteau of documenting and orienteering. It refers to a belief that we navigate the world by collecting and subscribing to the thoughts and observations of others, and where possible, adding a few thoughts of our own. Standing on the shoulders of giants. Everything is a remix. And on the more philosophical side, there’s no such thing as free will.

Links

mathewwilson.me
Printed Matters
LinkedIn / Bluesky / RSS
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News updates, and possibly some questionnaires.

Some very old links elsewhere

With Associates has a lovely big archive. Explore the years in the URL structure (easiest on desktop). One of my favourites: October 2011. Photos mostly taken me: WA Flickr. Observations mostly made by me: WA Instagram.

Some favourite categories and posts right here

Things I found interesting – Collections of various links.
Browser Tab Amnesties – An earlier version of collected links.
Personal Parables – Lessons from media that stick with us personally.
Modifying optimism – Intrigue in how impact changes with modifiers.

mathewwilson@gmail.com