You can’t become good until you were evil. Not just were, but acknowledged it and atoned for it. Here’s a rant. No one learns from the mistakes of others. Ever. https://twitter.com/round/status/1109760674538897408 I think the myth about it perpetuated by fear and cowardice. Because hey, in order to learn from your…

How do we get from being a good person into being on a good team, into being in a good company? — Hey folks. It’s been over a year since I wrote my first story on design ethics, and started figuring this stuff for real. Many things have changed since then. …

Hey, designer. You’ve learned a lot already. You can make apps and websites, you can prototype beautiful stuff out of thin air within minutes, you can code UI animation, and maybe even ride your bike without handlebars. You are creating things that are changing the future. And you love making…

How principles of Magic: The Gathering could help designers find their strengths, collaborate with their partners in a better way, and match their personalities with design roles. I played a lot of video games back in the day. Alright, that’s a lie, I still do. Occasionally. For me, the best…

I wasn’t always a designer. I spent the first few years of my professional career as a software developer, making Windows apps in Borland Delphi (yes, I’m deeply ashamed of that to this day). At some point, I found that I was spending more time in Photoshop making pretty button…

Why, when and how to use animation in your UI, what is UX Choreography, and what does all of that have to deal with Star Wars — I used be a print designer, then web designer, then UI designer. Now I’m becoming an UX choreographer — great title to put on the resume. So here’s how that happened — I can’t code. What it really means is I can’t make my designs come to life. I’ve spent…