Rediscovering the lost art of professionalismAug 24, 2022A response icon1Aug 24, 2022A response icon1
Published inTruth About DesignWorking From Home In A Global Crisis: Rules for Mental Health and Design-ProductivityThe COVID-19 pandemic has forced many parts of the world to work from home. For many people, it’s the first time they’ve ever worked from…Apr 6, 2020A response icon1Apr 6, 2020A response icon1
Published inTruth About DesignIf Engineers Talk To Users, Do We Still Need Designers?At my current job at Facebook, I’ve been fortunate to work with engineers that do their job at the highest level and that understand the…Feb 13, 2020A response icon5Feb 13, 2020A response icon5
Published inModusUX Design For Boring CompaniesWhy it can be better to work for an “unsexy” brandMay 14, 2019A response icon24May 14, 2019A response icon24
Published inTruth About DesignUnpaid UX Work Disguised As “Design Exercises”: How To Handle ItAfter a very enjoyable initial call where I had a great rapport with the interviewer, she explained that the next round of interviews was…May 7, 2019A response icon31May 7, 2019A response icon31
Published inTruth About DesignGorilla User Testing: Using Primates To Advance Human-Centered DesignIn the world of UX Design, Guerrilla User Testing is a well-known and popular technique for gathering user research on a shoestring budget.Apr 1, 2019A response icon6Apr 1, 2019A response icon6
Published inTruth About DesignGreat Design Vs Good Design: What’s The Difference? Here’s The TruthThe lowest common denominator for interface design has risen over the last decade. You see a lot less of this now:Mar 25, 2019A response icon28Mar 25, 2019A response icon28
Published inTruth About DesignTerrible UX Design Job Descriptions (Or: How To Avoid Bad UX Design Jobs)Terrible UX Design jobs are flooding the market right now.Mar 12, 2019A response icon44Mar 12, 2019A response icon44
Published inTruth About DesignConfidence As A Designer: How To Build It“I feel like I don’t belong here” “Everyone else is so good, I don’t know if I’ll ever reach that level” “How in the world did I get into hMar 5, 2019A response icon16Mar 5, 2019A response icon16
Published inTruth About DesignDesign / UX: Customer Delight — The True Meaning (It’s not cool animations)The term “Customer Delight” is being thrown around a lot lately. The little apps you’re making are to be “usable, useful, beautiful and…Feb 26, 2019A response icon2Feb 26, 2019A response icon2