Feb 17, 2020My Thoughts on Framer XAt the end of December 2019, I put a few notes together for my colleagues after having a week or two to really play around with Framer X Best Use: Interaction Design (IxD) Transitions, micro-interactions, etc. all can be tweaked with real react code, plus react props can be added as custom properties to the…Framer2 min read
Mar 14, 2019An Adobe XD Style Guide and Design SystemI previously wrote about building a Design System in Sketch for my own BloomBox project. As a member of a four person product team, on my own I built out a design system in Adobe XD for use across the team. Although I can’t take credit for the overall visual…Design2 min read
Mar 14, 2019Data Visualization & Data Analysis — Part 1A Zillow Mortgage Data Mini Project Data Visualization can be an incredibly useful tool to discover insights in user testing data and in business analysis in general. When done right, the data is plain for all to see and can help avoid lengthy, subjective arguments. To exemplify this, in December 2018 I took mortgage data made…Data Visualization2 min read
Feb 7, 2019The Average Age of a Successful Startup Founder is 45https://hbr.org/2018/07/research-the-average-age-of-a-successful-startup-founder-is-45 We’re often bombarded with exceptions: the kid who graduates from Harvard at 16, the college dropout who is innovating innovation — heck, even at church there’s usually the one guy whose story is about turning his life around after starting hard drugs at the age of 12. Humans are attracted to contrast and stories inspire. We should absolutely celebrate others, especially those who overcome hardship. Their success is our success.Startup1 min read
Published in Prototypr·Jan 31, 2019The Mechanics of Building a Design System(In Sketch) This is part two of the Bloombox Redesign Project case study: Part One — The Design Sprint Part Two — Building the Design System Part Three — Exploring Interaction Design This post (like all good design systems) is a work in progress. …Sketch5 min read
Jan 31, 2019Exploring Interaction Design(With Sketch and Flinto) This is part three of the Bloombox Redesign Project case study: Part One — The Design Sprint Part Two — Building the Design System Part Three — Exploring Interaction Design Building the Concept While I was still designing the interface, I tested some of my interaction ideas. If an…Prototyping5 min read
Nov 5, 2018Initial Questions for 2019My friend Paul Chen posed some questions to me at the beginning of 2018 and I’d like to do the same next year. Throughout November and December I’m going to post some rough (As in ‘not well-shaped’, not as in ‘tough’) questions for 2019 here in Medium. …Language1 min read
Jul 4, 2018South Florida (& General) UX Resources: Part OneMeetups IxDA Miami The Miami local group of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA). This chapter exists to bring together designers…www.meetup.com SOFLUX - The South Florida UX Meetup & UXPA Int'l Chapter Meet others interested in all aspects of User Experience! Gather to discuss industry standards, information…www.meetup.com Sketch - South Florida This group is dedicated to everyone working in Sketch ( https://www.sketchapp.com/ ), the modern and powerful vector…www.meetup.comUX2 min read
Jul 4, 2018How to Open The Same Application in Multiple Windows on MacOSA few weeks ago I solved a workflow problem I’d been having and wanted to share the quick solution with you: Two open two instances of an application in MacOS: Open Terminal Input this command line: [open -n -a “APPLICATION NAME”] That’s it. I’m a UX Designer and the product team I currently work with designs prototypes with Justinmind. You heard that right; “just-in-mind”. …Design2 min read
Jan 30, 2018#TuesdayTip #3In MacOS: ⌥ (alt / option) + ⌘ + H will hide all other applications except for the current one. Via: https://superuser.com/questions/928780/os-x-how-to-hide-all-windows-except-oneTuesdaytip1 min read
