The annual UX industry predictions you didn’t know you needed. — No matter how much I cringe at end-of-year trend articles, and predictions for the coming year, I always click them. Last year, I wrote this article to take a new spin to looking ahead. 9 ½ Plausible and/or Absurd UX Industry Predictions for 2018 (An interactive article where your votes count for something)uxdesign.cc This year, we’re looking to 2019. Each entry asks you to vote for whether you think…

And why I’m bored — The public conversation on artificial intelligence, and its relation to the design industry, is shallow. There’s a camp made up of the fearful—those that are confident that AI will inevitably bring destruction to our world. …

Working with the forces that pull us — Forces are everywhere. Every direction has a force, pulling us towards it. Sometimes forces team up to be even stronger. Other times they oppose each other, and nearly split us in two trying to overcome them. Fighting against these forces exhausts us, and often set us up to fail. Learning…

Partnering for the good of the world — 8 years ago two people walked into a bar in Dublin. Nothing about the evening was particularly special. It was Ireland, so it was probably raining. Or, about to start raining. There was a cobblestone street not too far away. The two people struck up a conversation. They both worked…

Eponymous laws express truths in concise, interesting, and sometimes funny ways. They reflect — and induce reflection — on the human condition, as well as the workings of science, math, and technology. In this four-part series, I’ll share some of the most interesting Eponymous Laws I’ve come across. Ones that…