Designing Illustrations for Small ScreensWhen I interviewed with Lyft, one of the last things they asked was “Are you sure you’ll be happy? I’ve seen your work and it’s detailed as…Aug 21, 201812Aug 21, 201812
Published inShopify UXYou can’t just draw purple people and call it diversityOkay, so. Here’s the thing. Understanding your own bias is hard. All we know for sure is that, whatever it is, we probably don’t know what…Jan 26, 201830Jan 26, 201830
Published inShopify UXRemotely RemotingI like to start most things by saying I have no idea what I’m doing, but John asked me for some quick tips about remote leadership and I…Oct 24, 20178Oct 24, 20178
Published inShopify UXEmpty States? More like You-Have-No-Idea-How-Much-Work-Goes-Into-Those States, amirite??**Before I go any further, let me tell you who the “we” is in this story. Our incredible team of illustrators at Shopify include myself …Jul 24, 201729Jul 24, 201729
Published inShopify UX7̶ 8 Truths of Running an Illustration TeamBased on like actually just running one illustration team, so rly, what do I know?May 16, 20174May 16, 20174
Published inShopify UXProduct Illustration for people who don’t know anything about product illustrationAn introductionMay 3, 201710May 3, 201710
Published inShopify UXAbove all: Set ExpectationsOkay, cool. So we’re doing this. You need an illustration; I need a project. This is really for sure definitely happening. Everyone comes…Jan 5, 20173Jan 5, 20173
Published inShopify UXUsing Metaphor in Product IllustrationSo here’s a question I’ve been answering a lot lately:Nov 21, 20169Nov 21, 20169
How to Effectively Initiate an Illustration ProjectMy very first ever client/boss/charity-case-worker used to always say I should write about how to work with an illustrator. I was like —…Oct 11, 20166Oct 11, 20166
