Jef Blocker

What I Learned About UX from Volunteering

While volunteering for my neighborhood candlelight home tour this holiday season, I was reminded that User Experience (UX) design is more than just how a user will access a website.

Limitations Offer More Freedom

When I was in art school many years ago, my Color & Design instructor gave the class a collage assignment.

I had recently purchased a book on implements of torture and execution for a friend, as she needed a little light reading to cheer her up, and…

The Myth of Perfectionism

Over the past week, it has seemed to me that perfectionism is an addiction just as insidious as any compulsion to numb ourselves with drink, drugs, shopping, etc., because they all hold us back from leading a better quality of life.