Getting excited about CES every year and pre-ordering video games can be fuel for product designers. — Something I tried to downplay and hide for many years of my adult life is just how much I “nerd out” over technology. By that I mean how much I obsess, get absolute joy, and have an unending curiosity about the new hardware and software that envelops our lives. I…

Conducting user interviews can be incredibly valuable but also a bit scary to start — Product designers have a lot of techniques and tools in their back pockets when it comes to researching and understanding the people (users) they design for. …

Designing digital products for people over 65 years old has some very valuable lessons. — Product designers are obsessed with the people we design for. No, I’m not talking about our internal clients (though we should be in tune with them as well), but rather we’re obsessed with the end-user of our products. For three years my world has revolved around senior citizens — working…

You might be jumping into the product world for the wrong reasons. — With UX jobs on the rise and the digital product design world getting much more attention, there’s a lot of current and aspiring designers looking to make a big break into a UX career. …

The total mindset makeover. — This is a multi-part series around a designers leap from being a visual designer to a product designer. You can read the first part of the series here. In the previous part of this series I talked about the first few days (and weeks) of my career switch from being…

Listening, learning, and the fear of imposter syndrome. — This is a multi-part series around a designers leap from being a visual designer to a product designer. You can read the first part of the series here. Before diving into the first days, you should know that by this point in the series I’ve accepted the offer for my…

Design Chat with Josh is my personal design podcast where I ramble about anything design related. This episode I share my thoughts on whether or not designers should learn to code. The answer isn’t so cut and dry. For some reason we’re still asking this question in 2019, but people want to know! Should designers learn to…

How many times have you heard the following? “Ugh, another rainy day.” “It’s too hot, I can’t wait until summer is over!” “I can’t stand the people in this town!” “I can’t wait to move out of this city…” I’ve heard these and many other negative comments over the years…

Design Chat with Josh is my personal design podcast where I ramble about anything design related. This episode I share why it’s important to share a little of that knowledge we designers all foster. Don’t be greedy. We all have something to share as designers, and knowledge of what we do is usually top of mind for us. Why not share what we know or think about design?! This episode explores why I think more designers sharing their thoughts and experience will only help us all become better, more well-rounded creatives and problem solvers. So get out there, make yourself a little uncomfortable, and share what you know with us!