Dave Stewart

2025

• WXT Layers

  Nuxt-like layers functionality for WXT browser extensions
  /projects/browser-extensions/

• WXT Pages

  File-system based routing for WXT browser extensions
  /projects/browser-extensions/

• Data fetching in Nuxt

  Nuxt data fetching explained within the context of Nuxt's SSR lifecycle
  /blog/nuxt/

2024

• Bluesky Follower Info

  View your followers' profile and stats in your feed to decide who to follow back
  /products/

• Phomemo CLI

  Node CLI, print server and browser client for the Phomemo mini printer
  /projects/open-source/

• How do AIs code as well as they do?

  Claude AI explains in its own words how it writes such good code
  /blog/programming/

• Birthday Timeline Poster

  Birthday retrospective where guests share memories via QR code
  /projects/personal/

• Getting a grip on Nuxt's auto-import functionality

  Understanding when to use and when to avoid the auto-import magic
  /blog/nuxt/

• Modular site architecture with Nuxt layers

  Build sites that scale by organising code by domain, not concern
  /blog/nuxt/

• Guide to nailing your next hackathon

  An intro to hackathons and how to get the most out of them
  /blog/work/

• Nuxt Layers Utils

  Simplify and consolidate Nuxt layers paths' configuration
  /projects/vue/

• Timezone Planner

  Visualise and plan your remote team's availability and meeting times
  /products/

• Forgd

  Data-driven tools & advisory services for blockchain token launch
  /work/

• Extension Bus

  Universal message bus for web extensions
  /projects/browser-extensions/

2023

• Versioning and releasing larger Chrome extensions

  An approach to plan and implement a robust versioning scheme and release schedule – without Semver
  /blog/programming/

• My ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting journey

  Everything I learned in 3 months of sticking to a keto and fasting regime
  /blog/thoughts/

• Figma Select Related

  Select distantly-related items in complex component trees
  /projects/open-source/

• Nuxt Content Assets

  Enable locally-located assets in Nuxt Content
  /projects/vue/

• A guide to MSAL authentication in Vue

  Architect a Vue JS app secured with Microsoft Authentication Library
  /blog/programming/

• On mindsets, mind shifts and wins

  A 10-year (ish) retrospective of self-reflection and improvement
  /blog/productivity/

• WorkFlowy "Inboxes"

  A WorkFlowy organisational strategy for when you've multiple projects and lots of ideas
  /blog/productivity/

2022

• Spaceman

  Manage monorepo workspaces with a prompt-based CLI
  /projects/open-source/

• How I stopped biting my nails

  How I stopped biting my nails and learned to respect my hands
  /blog/thoughts/

• WebStorm Power User Manual

  The WebStorm features and tools I use everyday to write better code and build bigger apps
  /blog/software/

• WebStorm shortcuts for lightning productivity

  Essential WebStorm keyboard shortcuts to make you the most productive developer in the office
  /blog/software/

• Better FastMail

  UX & UI improvements to the FastMail web client
  /products/

• Metalink

  Web and mobile app to track, manage and discuss NFT collections
  /work/

• Twosday's hidden analogue symmetry

  22:22 is palindromic and ambigramic, but what about its analogue form?
  /blog/thoughts/

• The work is never just “the work”

  A deep dive on why projects always take longer and a framework to improve future estimation
  /blog/work/

• 25 Finder tips & tactics to speed up your workflow

  A treasure trove of solid strategies and hidden gems to wrangle those windows and fly through folders
  /blog/software/

2021

• Nuxt Areas

  Scalable folder management for large Nuxt 2 projects
  /projects/vue/

• 7 code-style variations for strongly-typed JSON

  Destructure raw JSON whilst automatically adding type information
  /blog/programming/

• FGH Lexicon

  In-house tooling for global strategic communications consultancy
  /work/

• Outliner

  Convert SVG strokes to outlined fills as a post-export process
  /projects/open-source/

• Why rocks, pebbles, sand is a productivity trap

  Doing the big stuff first can set you up for failure; here's how you should structure your day instead
  /blog/productivity/

• Hacking WorkFlowy formatting with Stylish

  Use a well-known Chrome extension to add new functionality via custom CSS styles
  /blog/software/

• Dave Stewart

  2021 refresh of davestewart.co.uk
  /projects/personal/

• Control Space

  Browser tab / workflow manager
  /products/

• WorkFlowy MultiFlow

  Multi-column view for WorkFlowy
  /products/

• The Great Suspender Recovery Tool

  Recover your deleted Great Suspender tabs!
  /products/

• Likely Logic

  Holding page for my product development moniker
  /projects/personal/

2020

• Todo Emojis

  Checkbox emojis for todo lists in Slack
  /products/

• Alias HQ

  The end-to-end solution for migrating to and using path aliases
  /projects/open-source/

• Vue Class Store

  Universal Vue stores you write once and use anywhere
  /projects/vue/

• Branding Experiment

  Branding experiment with overlays and colour mapping
  /projects/personal/

• Got Paper?

  A cheeky app to calculate your toilet paper requirements
  /products/

2019

• Asterisk

  Greenfield build of peer to peer securities lending platform
  /work/

• Sentiance Journeys

  Development of data visualisation dashboard for data science firm
  /work/

2018

• Axios Actions

  Bundle endpoints as callable, reusable services
  /projects/open-source/

• Clear Bank

  Development of internal banking systems and tooling
  /work/

• Diary of a Rapid Application Build

  Development diary and reflection on building a Trello clone from scratch
  /blog/work/

2017

• Vuex Pathify

  Vue / Vuex plugin providing a unified path syntax to Vuex stores
  /projects/vue/

• FairSquare

  Greenfield build of car finance and sales platform
  /work/

• Laravel Sketchpad

  Browser-based development playground for your Laravel site
  /archive/projects/tools/

2016

• State Machine

  A powerful yet simply-configured JavaScript finite-state machine
  /projects/open-source/

2015

• The wrong kind of democracy?

  A comparison of the 2015 election results with FPTP vs PR
  /blog/thoughts/

• Timeslice Live

  Kiosk and online system for live event multi-camera photo studio
  /archive/work/html/

2014

• TalkTalk/X Factor - Mix Off

  Flash application allowing users to star in their own pop music videos
  /archive/work/flash/

• G4S: "How it Works" Animation

  Cross-device HTML5 story-style animation
  /archive/work/html/

• Budweiser: Rise As One

  Front end development for Rise as One World Cup campaign
  /archive/work/html/

2013

• The Shard, finished

  Ever thought The Shard looks like they forgot to finish it off? See how it could have looked if they had...
  /blog/thoughts/

• Open Source Project Map

  Tube map inspired exploration of my personal and open source projects
  /archive/projects/personal/

• Mashifesto

  Twitter mash-up, winning 3rd place at the Digital Sizzle Art Hack 2013
  /archive/projects/personal/

• Double-O

  MVC theme framework for Wordpress
  /archive/projects/tools/

• Processr

  Online editor to manipulate and generate text, code and data
  /archive/projects/tools/

• F1: Global Broadcast Report

  SPA for data-driven end-of-year report for Formula One
  /archive/work/html/

2012

• e-skills Cyber City

  Creative and technical development for 12-14 year old e-learning project
  /archive/work/html/

• World Chess: ChessCasting

  Interactive prototype for broadcast chess
  /archive/work/flash/

• Pocket God Tools

  Level editing toolkit for iOS game Pocket God, created with xJSFL
  /archive/projects/tools/

• Bill Bunny

  Bill management application for flat sharers
  /archive/projects/personal/

2011

• future::clock

  Experiment in time and visual numerical/temporal-patterns
  /archive/projects/personal/

• Angry Tennis Birds

  Creative hack to spice up broadcast tennis to the squawks of Angry Birds
  /archive/projects/personal/

• YouTube: Map My Summer

  Flash micro-site with heavy use of mapping and video APIs
  /archive/work/flash/

• xJSFL

  JSFL framework to create tools for the Flash authoring environment
  /archive/projects/tools/

2009

• Lost Angel: Flash microsite

  Immersive Flash micro-site for one of London's leading destination bars
  /archive/work/flash/

• 19: Microsite

  Landing page for Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment stable
  /archive/work/html/

• Web framework plugins

  A wide variety of plugins for various JS and PHP frameworks
  /archive/projects/open-source/

2007

• Animation Showreel

  My final showreel from my animation days
  /archive/work/animation/

• Disney Channel: Halloween

  2D and 3D animation mixed to create a spooky Halloween ident
  /archive/work/animation/

• Balham Night

  Social networking & mapping experiment
  /archive/projects/personal/

2006

• Sony: Talkman PSP Microsite

  Multilingual Flash micro-site for Sony PSP translation game / software
  /archive/work/flash/

• Universal: Fast & Furious Game

  Flash racing game for Tokyo Drift official film site
  /archive/work/flash/

2005

• BBC4: Mozart Uncovered

  Visual exploration of the structure and ideas of Mozart's symphonies
  /archive/work/animation/

• Nocturnal Groove: Visuals

  Club and festival visuals for chart-toppers Shapeshifter
  /archive/work/animation/

• Application Extensions

  Various extensions for native Windows applications
  /archive/projects/open-source/

2004

• Sky One: So You Think You're Safe?

  Fun title animation about the hidden dangers of everyday situations
  /archive/work/animation/

• The Truth About Love

  Film titles for mid-naughties rom-com starring Jenifer Love Hewitt
  /archive/work/animation/

2001

• 3dsmax plugins

  An extensive collection of plugins and scripts for 3dsmax
  /archive/projects/open-source/