David Jackson Shawe is a Shopify developer, irish designer, this is his blog on Shopify agus craic!
I really believe that in-house tools are the future of scaling your business. Recently I’ve been working on new internal tools for Invisible Building. I've been building stuff to make...
At the start of the year, I sat down and recorded a simple recap video. Part reflection, part reset. It was originally filmed for Invisible Building’s Instagram, but I wanted...
Recently, Invisible Building launched a new Shopify website for The Hundredth Monkey Bakery | The Focacceria, a Belfast bakery based upstairs in House Proud on...
A few years ago, I was involved in helping organise a local charity project in my hometown of Moira, County Down. At the time, it...
Filmed on December 21st, this video captures the Winter Solstice sunrise over Mount Errigal (An Earagail) in Donegal, as the sun lifted itself over the...
I was inspired to get back into UX at NIDC!NIDC is the Irish Developer Conference held every year in Belfast at the ICC, right beside...
At the end of 2024, I created a short portfolio video to walk a client through a selection of work produced at Invisible Building over...
Deep into January, I’m feeling good about business, work-life balance and the overall vibe. I want to take a moment to share some cool things...
I've also added a code snippet feature—perfect for devs and DIY users who want to quickly add similar elements to their own Shopify sites! Dive...
What I learned about storyboarding in film is the same discipline I apply to designing seamless user experiences for Shopify stores. Whether it’s crafting the...
Just an hour from Belfast, right on the shores of Strangford Lough, Exploris Aquarium in Portaferry offers a brilliant day out for anyone interested in...
I have had an interest in Bitcoin for some time and like many in my culture bubble, I had landed myself into a room within...
I spent yesterday working in Belfast city centre. I’ve been saying for ages that I want to spend more time in Belfast. I need to...
Back in 2017 I was getting into vlogging both as a subscriber and a filmmaker. I’d subscribed to the likes of Kraig Adams and Sara...
For as long as I can remember I have always pushed the message that everyone should have their own website, their own blog. But I...
Chain Reaction Cycles
I worked with David during my time at Chain Reaction Cycles on the Email Marketing team. While working with David, what truly stood out about him was his constant curiosity and drive to experiment with new ideas. In a rapidly changing tech landscape, David always showcased a proactive attitude, delving into the latest in design and technology. His eagerness to test and explore new avenues often brought fresh perspectives to our discussions. It's commendable and inspiring to see someone so passionate about evolving and pushing boundaries. If you need someone who can think outside-the-box, David is your man.
Emma Foster
I have known David Shawe for around 9 years and we first met when volunteering at Coder Dojo in Farset Labs Belfast. This was my first time volunteering at Coder Dojo and I think Davids also. We hit it off straight away with similar experience in Web Design and Web Development. It was a lot of fun working with David and mentoring the kids, due to his hard work, experience, initiative, and design flair he created an online website for the students to learn how to develop their own websites. I moved roles to Chain Reaction Cycles and after a few weeks we were on the lookout for someone with UX design and development experience and I knew David would be the perfect fit. Working seamlessly within a larger design team, actively bringing new ideas, and working hard to implement these ideas with team members. David has been a pleasure to work with and know, becoming a good friend over the years.
Conánn FitzPatrick Alvarez-Casado
David is a fantastic designer and typophile. He works great in creative teams, contributing new, innovative concepts and selflessly encouraging team mates to bring their ideas forward. I would highly recommend David, he's a very likeable character.
Werewolf Food
Werewolf Food genuinely values our customers and as such we wanted to create helpful FAQ videos. Not just a generic style but bespoke to us. David Shawe took our mock ups and turned them into useful ‘how-to’ videos, demonstrating to the customer how simple it was for them to make changes to their account, e.g., change the frequency of their delivery or update card payment details. The format was suitable for both web and social media content. Invisible Building made the technical solution of the FAQ videos fit the personality of the business.
Hannah Cummings, Catalyst Co-Founders
David went through the programme in 2022 and it was fantastic to see the passion and determination for exploring entrepreneurship that he and his fellow participants on the programme had.
Diverse Talent
David Shawe was part of an essential project for us, coming up to the launch of our MVP we needed immediate support in UX Design, Email automation and content generation. Their experience working with startups was highly valuable and evident, as they provided both talent and guidance.
Entrance CDS
David Shawe was such an amazing help during a tricky situation we had found ourselves in when we were changing host and the new host was not as helpful as advertised! David worked as long as he needed to to get us back up and running again and at super speed.
Ann Feely Artist Shopify Work
It has been great working with David Shawe, of Invisible Building. David fixed some technical issues with my Shopify website. He also undertook a design review of the customer experience in my new website. In particular, David understood what I was trying to communicate in my website which is always a positive thing before we had even met face to face. Therefore I found his email communication style to be precise and helpful. I've always found working with people face to face, phone calls and via email to be the most effective and efficient way in dealing with people in the creative arts business. I recommend Invisible Building when you need quick and effective assistance with your shopify website.
