Published inWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/news·Jan 24, 2018How to Build a Design System with a Small TeamLast night my small team and I headed out to do a little networking and learn about Design Systems. Being that is was the buzzword of 2017, we were eager to learn how we could create our own. We had heard all the wonderful benefits of creating a design system…Style Guide9 min readStyle Guide9 min read
Published inUX Planet·Dec 21, 2017Alexa and MeWill a voice assistant help improve my life? — My journey with Alexa began when I was at my brother’s house one day, and my 4-year-old nephew was showing off Alexa. He was excitedly asking Alexa about sharks and changing the Phillips lights so he could party. Then at work, my coworker was telling me how he was outfitting…Amazon Echo4 min readAmazon Echo4 min read
Published inUX Planet·Sep 24, 2017Ecommerce UX: Best Practices Product Image GalleryNot all photo/image galleries are the same. Recently I had to design an image gallery for work. Sounds simple enough. However, it wasn’t meant to be a personal photo gallery. The goal is to showcase product images. A quick scan of the web revealed there isn’t much recent info for…Design5 min readDesign5 min read
Published inUX Planet·Apr 27, 2017UX Glossary: Task Flows, User Flows, Flowcharts and some new-ish stuffUpdated definitions, examples and free resources — UX has a long list of terms and deliverables. The list is even more apparent when viewing job descriptions that seem to throw in the full UX glossary of terms. Factor in that these deliverables have been evolving and many terms overlapping, I thought it was time to revisit. Break it down Task…Design5 min readDesign5 min read
Published inUX Planet·Mar 21, 2017Best Practices for Modals / Overlays / Dialog WindowsModals, Overlays, Dialogs, whatever you call them it’s time to revisit this UI pattern. When they first came on the scene, modal windows were an elegant solution to a UI problem. The first being that it simplifies the UI, the second, it saves screen real estate. Since then designers have…Design6 min readDesign6 min read
Published inUX Collective·Feb 23, 2017UI Animation: Please Use ResponsiblyThe explosion of prototyping tools in the past few years has given designers an opportunity to create detailed interactions. Designers are spending hours and days learning these tools. However, many designers get lost in the technical details of the prototyping tool of choice. Designers must take a step back and…Design7 min readDesign7 min read
Published inPrototypr·Mar 26, 2016Getting Useful User Feedback: Show Don’t AskThe psychology behind “users don’t know what they want.” — We all know the famous Henry Ford quote: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” side note: He never said this. I am not here to dispel the quote and advocate going back to focus groups. So, my fellow UX’ers breathe a sigh…UX3 min readUX3 min read
Published inDesign + Sketch·Feb 10, 2016Sketch tips for Framer.jsHow to smoothly import Sketch files into Framer. — I have been using Framer.js for the past few months. As I climb the admittedly steep learning curve, I want to help people who are a step behind. Note: the framer.js community is very active and has been great in answering questions. Benefits of Importing a Sketch file There are a couple of ways to bring…Sketch3 min readSketch3 min read
