Dougal Macpherson
Illustration Director
New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolDougal Macpherson is an Illustration Director and seasoned UI/front-end engineer with 12 years of experience blending design sensibility and accessible web standards. He has led illustration and visual storytelling for A List Apart while shipping front-end systems across companies from startups to large publishers, with roles emphasizing mobile-first UIs, accessibility, and clarity in complex domains. Dougal pairs technical craft—React, Rails-era refactors and UX-first engineering—with live illustration and a children's book nominee, bringing rare cross-disciplinary creativity to product teams. Recently he transitioned from tech to manage his family’s dairy and beef farms in New Zealand, applying the same systems thinking to soil health and regenerative practices. Known for caring about the little details in interfaces, he translates complex requirements into simple, usable experiences whether on screen or on the farm.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts Design Studies, Bachelor of Arts Design Studies at University of Otago
ruby, javascript, css, html with or without a x prefix
Github Skills (13)
bundle5
php4
rails3
stimulusjs3
builtin3
symfony-bundle3
rubocop3
symfony3
react2
react-forms2
api2
hotwire1
forms1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
mrdougal/textmate2-rubocop
Mar 2014 - Dec 2014
Contributions:35 commits, 1 comment in 9 months
bundlephpsymfony-bundlerubocopsymfony
mrdougal/mrdougal.github.io
Feb 2015 - Oct 2018
mrdougal.com website
Contributions:2 PRs, 26 pushes, 5 branches in 3 years 8 months
cssjsjekyll
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