Web ABCs

Sharing the love of the great escape.

Lean/agile UX is a necessary skillset for any designer working in technology. Here's an overview of how the process came to make sense for me.

The top takeaways from a Lean Startup Machine workshop: test your assumptions, work one step at a time, ask the right people, keep the team together, and just launch already.

An Agile UX meetup recap: a good demo of how to collect and address the issues of a large group.

My friend asked for advice on quitting his job and going freelance, so I thought I'd share my notes to him.

How I got started, turning points, ideal work environments, where my inspiration comes from, favorite places, and people I admire.

A new children's book.

The value of higher education, projects that help you learn IxD, finding internships, and building a portfolio

Computer life (and years of sports) added up to chronic pain; here's what worked it out for me.

Six questions and six disclosures for any new teammate, especially in an open office.

Joking not joking!

How to read for understanding, and how to remember it later. A draft process for ongoing learning.

All the AI design hype got me twitching enough to write about the business risks of working so high-fidelity so fast.

I chose to self-publish my UX design book after a lot of research and thought. Here's my rationale, and some of the things I learned.

gratitude and links for the best of the internet festival