About

Hi, I'm Mike

Mike Mulik, actually. doubleM is just my initials, as you've probably worked out.

It started as a nickname. Back in the nineties I was in an interactive media class, a room full of people building games and clickable experiments, and there were far too many Mikes in it. Someone started calling me double M to keep us straight, and it stuck. For years I hid it in my work as a small signature, tucked somewhere you'd only notice if you went looking. I never really stopped. Now it's the name on everything I build.

I've been designing things since my first job. I'm based in Toronto. Websites, apps, digital experiences, mostly working out how to make something complicated feel simpler for the person using it. Sometimes that's been for businesses, sometimes for the people those businesses serve. It's been the same work in different shapes the whole way along.

If you want the actual career history, it's on my LinkedIn. I'd rather use this page to talk about why these tools exist.

Why I build these

Every one of these started the same way. I ran into something in my own life that was harder to work out than it should have been, went looking for something that would explain it simply, and didn't find one. So I built it.

That's the whole pattern. Something confused me or annoyed me, and I wanted to see if I could make it simpler for the next person.

How I build them

The same idea runs through all of them. Answer the obvious question first, quickly, and show it rather than describe it. Then put the reasons one layer down, out of your way until you go looking for them.

You shouldn't have to understand a subject to get a useful answer out of a tool about it. But if you do want to understand it, the explanation should be right there when you're ready.

• Useful before clever
• Simple on top, the details underneath
• Free to use, no accounts
• Clear about how it works
• Nothing you type gets collected

The tools

• DebtPathwayPlan your debt payoff and compare snowball vs. avalanche strategies.
• NameMeldFind baby names both parents can agree on.
• Dreams Pool BudgetEstimate the cost of building and maintaining a backyard pool.
• VolleyRosterPlan your volleyball rotations, then track the game live.
• Move Box & PackEstimate how many moving boxes and supplies you need, room by room.
• Chore Chart BuilderMake a printable weekly chore chart for the fridge, free, no account.
• Pizza Party CalculatorPlan how many pizzas, toppings, drinks, and sides to order for your party.
• TourneyGenBuild a tournament schedule, track results, and crown a champion.
• TV Size CheckSee the right TV size for your room before you buy.

Contact

There's one person behind all of this and it's me. Every message gets read.

hello@doublem.ca