G'day, I'm Corey.
I'm an Aussie designer who codes.
I enjoy iterative design exploration, problem solving, and collaboration.
I'm particularly interested in bridging the gap between design and development. Making design simple and consumable, especially for folks without design backgrounds, with practical steps for it to be valued and invested in as part of practice is a passion of mine.
Currently I'm the Senior Design Engineer at Buildkite helping push forward their mission of unblocking every developer on the planet.
In my spare time, I'm building progressive enhancements on personal projects which I've built for the design and tech community; SystemUIcons and WhoCanUse and creating niche products for developer tooling such as FeatureBoard (acquired in 2023).
Select Projects
WhoCanUse
Open Source · Side ProjectAn open-source tool that brings attention and understanding to how color contrast can affect different people with visual impairments.
Website ⤴
SystemUIcons
Side ProjectA growing collection of simple and consistent icons specifically designed for systems and products. Use how you want, without attribution.
Website ⤴
FeatureBoard
Co-Founder · Design · FrontendFeature toggling reimagined and designed for SaaS products. Featureboard was acquired in 2023.
Website ⤴
Writings Highlights
- Jan 2021Web Development Unlocked (Part 2) — AlpineJS ⤴
- July 2020Web Development Unlocked (Part 1) — TailwindCSS ⤴
- Nov 2018What it takes to be a Product Designer ⤴
Crash Course Tweets
A collection of bite-sized tutorials to give people an introduction to design and workflow topics.
- №3MacOS screen capture shortcuts, tips and tricks ⤴
- №2Colour Profiles and Colour Management (sRGB or P3) ⤴
- №1HEX colour codes explained (with a hint of colour theory) ⤴
Interviews and Talks
- 2020Workflow With Corey Ginnivan ⤴
- 2020Balancing the Grind With Corey Ginnivan ⤴
- 2017Fresh Mints Q&A Panel - AGDA x The Design Kids event ⤴
- 2016"Rapid Iteration" Lightning talk – Collide (Pre-event for Mixin Conf)
