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·Apr 25, 2017

Has Slack gone too far with Emojis? 🤔

In short, yes. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a regular emoji user—but there’s a time and a place for posting them. — Two weeks ago, Slack added a feature where you can set a status that would display an emoji next to your name as well as your carefully crafted 100 characters message hidden away in a tooltip. Here’s what Slack’s vision for the feature was: Let’s say you’re stepping away from…

Slack

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Has Slack gone too far with Emojis? 🤔
Has Slack gone too far with Emojis? 🤔

Published in LaunchPad Lab

·Feb 9, 2017

How to make commuting 4 hours a day NOT SUCK.

I’ve lived in the suburbs my whole life (aside from my 4 years away at college), but with a job in the city, my commute is a whopping 2 hours…one way. You probably think I’m crazy. But I love my hometown and I love my job. This commute includes a…

Life Lessons

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How to make commuting 4 hours a day NOT SUCK.
How to make commuting 4 hours a day NOT SUCK.

Published in LaunchPad Lab

·Dec 20, 2016

9 Things to Check Before Launching a New Website

The design has been coded, the copy is written, and images are uploaded. …

SEO

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9 Things to Check Before Launching a New Website
9 Things to Check Before Launching a New Website

Published in LaunchPad Lab

·Nov 6, 2016

The UX of Voting is Miserable

Last weekend I went to vote early thinking I could avoid the long lines at the polling place. Well that was a little naive of me to think…but long lines were just part of the problem when it comes to someone’s voting experience. — UX Problem #1: Lines are too long and many people don’t have the patience to wait. When I got there a few other people were walking in and one of the election clerk told us it was going to be a 45 minute wait. The other people immediately left. I’m not going to lie, I also considering leaving — I tried to justify leaving by thinking…

UX

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The UX of Voting is Miserable
The UX of Voting is Miserable

Published in LaunchPad Lab

·Feb 4, 2016

My Tools of Choice for Designing & Developing

As someone who gets to be involved in a project from the beginning all the way through launch, there are a few tools that have become integral to my design and development process. …

Design

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My Tools of Choice for Designing & Developing
My Tools of Choice for Designing & Developing
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