Mar 9, 2019Interviewing Humans for JobsJob interviews help determine how well a candidate might fit a role. Learning about someone’s experience can illustrate how well they could perform in the future. Use this guide to help you make impartial and informed hiring decisions. Set a baseline for hiring It’s important to establish a baseline for what you expect from candidates…Hiring7 min readHiring7 min read
Published inPrototypr·Apr 20, 2018Make a Camera Web App — Tutorial / Part: 1Learn how to make a Camera app with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript This tutorial will walk you through creating a camera app that runs in your phone’s browser. (Like magic) In Part 1, we’ll cover: Setting up the project Creating a working camera app that can take a picture Testing…JavaScript8 min readJavaScript8 min read
May 15, 2017Designing DummiOverview Making up names, dates, times, email addresses, and cheesecake recipes is hard. I made Dummi to make generating and using placeholder data easier and more accessible for designers and developers. The challenge I needed to find a way to generate placeholder data in a way that was understandable and consumable by designers…Design4 min readDesign4 min read
Published inChatbots Life·Mar 10, 2017The Delightfulness of “Little MOO”If you are designing something that people are supposed to like, I’d like to point you to MOO.com’s Little MOO as an excellent example of a delightful implementation of automation, communication, and brand character. MOO.com offers its customers a spot on collection of printing solutions. What sets them apart is…Chatbots3 min readChatbots3 min read
Published inPrototypr·Oct 26, 2016Need-based DiscoveryHere’s a true story I made up: Joe comes into my office and tells me he’s got a great idea that will be of tremendous value to a specific segment of the traffic to our website. Fantastic! Right? So far so good… Joe says, “I want to make sure they…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Published inPrototypr·Oct 14, 2016Negotiate. Don’t argue.There’s not a lot to gain from an argument. Even with mountains of evidence, a great case, and the best charisma you can muster, an argument with another person likely won’t change minds. Give and take The challenge with arguing is that both sides want something; usually to change the other person’s mind…Negotiation2 min readNegotiation2 min read
Published inPrototypr·Aug 2, 2016Designing with Data — Craft & DummiImagine you move into a house and you place your furniture right where you want it, paint the walls all the best colors, and hang your favorite paintings. Things are nice, right? Well, guess what… There’s a party later. Also, all the guests are grizzly bears. An elephant might swing…Design3 min readDesign3 min read
Published inPrototypr·May 23, 2016Create an iOS User ListAdobe Xd Tutorial 01 // Download & Install Adobe Xd Download the Adobe Xd installer from: https://www.adobe.com/products/experience-design.html and follow the installation instructions.Adobe Xd5 min readAdobe Xd5 min read
Published inPrototypr·May 19, 2016Design Tool: Adobe XDAdobe Experience Design(XD) really highlights the value of MVP product design in general and sets a fantastic foundation for things to come. Project Comet I first met XD when it was called Project Comet. It was a quirky piece of software that was really great at making basic shapes, and not a…UX4 min readUX4 min read
