https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/ Broadcast technology, app development, design systems, brand identity, research, leadership and AI for design. en https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/mcr-high-reliability-operation/ https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/mcr-high-reliability-operation/ Sat, 07 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0600 Broadcast technology Hospitals, airlines and power plants learned how to avoid disasters with handovers, checklists and a healthy fear of failure. A Master Control Room can borrow every one of those habits. https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/inside-a-master-control-room/ https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/inside-a-master-control-room/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0600 Broadcast technology What actually happens between a playlist and your television screen, and the habits that keep a 24-hour channel from going dark. https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/ai-in-my-design-workflow/ https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/ai-in-my-design-workflow/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0600 AI for design A practical look at using AI tools for briefs, research, ideation, image editing and code, plus the parts of design I still won't hand over. https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/design-system-from-one-colour/ https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/design-system-from-one-colour/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0600 Design systems How one violet, one highlight colour and two typefaces became the rules behind my website, GitHub profile, CV and apps. https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/reliable-alarms-on-android/ https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/reliable-alarms-on-android/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0600 App development Exact alarms, Doze, battery savers, reboots and time zones: what it takes for a reminder app to ring at the right second, every time. https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/designing-bilingual-brands/ https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/designing-bilingual-brands/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0600 Brand identity Why Bangla and English type rarely match out of the box, and the practical rules I use to make them feel like one brand. https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/sdi-to-ip-st-2110/ https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/sdi-to-ip-st-2110/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0600 Broadcast technology Broadcast facilities are swapping coaxial cables for network switches. Here is what ST 2110 actually is, why it matters, and what it asks of engineers. https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/brand-identity-process/ https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/brand-identity-process/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0600 Brand identity The step-by-step process I use with startups, youth organisations and shops to go from a vague brief to an identity people can actually use. https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/design-theory-you-can-use/ https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/design-theory-you-can-use/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0600 Design theory & research The handful of design principles and research methods I actually use every week, explained without the jargon. https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/offline-first-apps-bangladesh/ https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/offline-first-apps-bangladesh/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0600 App development Why my apps work without the internet, keep data on the phone and speak Bangla first, and the design and engineering choices that follow. https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/leading-volunteer-creative-teams/ https://abdullah-al-faahim.github.io/blog/leading-volunteer-creative-teams/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0600 Leadership Lessons from leading design teams and events in student and youth organisations, where nobody is paid and everyone is busy.