Death to the emoticon — September 19, 1982 is credited to be the first real use of an emoticon. There was (and still is) a need to convey your emotion along with your written words for context. In person (synchronously) we do that with tonality, facial gestures and body language. We do that pretty damn…

Someone you know has done something nice for you, and you would like to thank them. In person you might thank them like this..

Have you ever gone a day without eating meat? — Our meat consumption habits as humans on Earth are having disastrous effects on our planet’s land and water. These two natural resources are predicted to be the biggest problems of this century. …

Google Material Design is a great framework that can help your product look native on the Android platform. My goal was to have this cohesiveness while having the QuickTapSurvey brand fit. …

#NoNewPasswords — With so many great apps coming out, I have become a collector of sorts, downloading both free and paid, just to see what new tech and design people are working on and what new experiences they are creating. But more often than not, it turns into an app icon collection…

and achieving your goal — The more your career advances the better you will have to manage your time throughout the day to get your job done. This becomes even more difficult as Facebook notifications, Twitter mentions and that new viral cat video come into your scope. Now more than ever we are overloaded with…

and other things you should know — That app you love to hate but can’t stop opening everyday. It has become a term used daily and even been reappropriated into a verb all in the span of 3 years. I remember when Instagram first appeared in 2010, I was hell bent on Hipstamatic then, as was most…

iOS7 — The long awaited iOS redesign that the world in large part has been waiting for, was finally unveiled, hearts were broken, souls were crushed, people felt let down and disappointed in large part, designers on twitter in particular. I think it is important to look at a little historical context first…