PinnedMid-30s. Former Model. Never Had a Girlfriend.This article was originally titled “Former Model Learns Why He’s Never Had a Girlfriend” (changed on November 24, 2022). There’s now a video too. The TL;DR: incoming red pill Raymond rant about finally learning the real reason I’ve never been in a romantic relationship (as someone now in my mid-30s). …Dating9 min readDating9 min read
Published inUX Collective·May 11, 2019The feast and famine of the UX design professionJust six months ago no company hiring user experience designers saw me as a serious candidate. I had applied unsuccessfully for over two thousand open design jobs since getting laid off in June 2016 from the consultancy that gave me my first UX job. Then everything changed. In November 2018…Design4 min readDesign4 min read
Published inUX Collective·Feb 7, 2019The biggest problems with UX recruitingI love both basketball and user experience (UX) design, so I’ll begin with a basketball analogy. For a moment imagine that the NBA did not hold a draft. In the summer of 2003, two players listed at 6'8” and 250 lbs sat on the market awaiting new teams. One had…Design7 min readDesign7 min read
Jul 30, 2017Branding Design Critique — Indiana Pacers New LookFor the 2017–18 NBA season the Indiana Pacers unveiled a new look that features a uniform set along with a state pride secondary logo. I will begin with a critique of the uniforms.NBA3 min readNBA3 min read
Published inUIUXRay·Mar 1, 2017Improving Instagram With a Sorting SystemNote: I placed the images at the bottom if you want to skip the reading. Pain point. Have you ever visited an Instagram profile with thousands upon thousands of images and videos and wanted to see the oldest posts only to discover no functionality for efficiently doing so exists? If…Social Media5 min readSocial Media5 min read