How a Jerk Taught Me to Code

Frustration. That is the only word I can use to describe the past 3 years of trying to learn JavaScript. Sure, I can animate and plugin with jQuery ‘till the cows come home, but actually using JS to pull data from a database and create an app was a whole different pile of goo.

On Your Mark…Get Set…

Hi there! I figured my first post should be an introduction of who I am and why I’m starting this blog. So, here it goes. My name is Abby Larner and I’m a former designer/developer turned product manager. I absolutely love my job, but I also have lots of other interests, for example…

Just One More Question…

The importance of asking questions as a new designer

When I was in grade school, I was notorious among my teachers for asking a TON of questions. I would always go up to them and say, “I have a question…” and proceed to ask at least one (if not more). It wasn’t…

Weaving a New Dream

Why I decided to move from UI Design to Product Management

I remember my first “real” design project. When I was in high school, my brother asked me to create some graphics for his startup. I was using Illustrator CS2 and more specifically, the ever dreaded, or for…