Happy Pride! June is celebrated as LGBTQ Pride Month in the US. In cities across the country, activists and organizers host political rallies, parades, and other events to celebrate and promote the LGBTQ community. Why June? …

Why is it that some meetings feel immensely frustrating while others are exhilarating and fun? Even two meetings with the same attendees, the same environment, and similar topics can feel very different. What are the magic ingredients that make the difference? At Range, we’re insatiably curious about best practices for…

I just answered this question in a private group and figured I may as well share the (short) list in a public forum as well. I didn’t read as many books as I wanted to in 2017 — my info diet was dominated by an epic battle between the news…

A little over a year ago, I left the awesome team at Typekit and set out for the wilderness. The metaphorical career wilderness, that is. I’ve spent this past year exploring, learning, experimenting, reflecting, and thinking about what’s next. A month ago, I emerged from that wilderness and joined the…

Part 2 — Building a Wedding Website — Just joining us for this episode of Designing a (Gay) Wedding? Check out Part 1 to learn about the creation of our design system. When my husband Steve proposed, he surrounded us with reminders of our relationship. Our favorite song (Lisztomania by Phoenix) played in the background. The first movie…

Part 1 — Creating a Style and Brand — Cutting the cake! Photo by Carol Chen. At the end of a warm and cloudless late-summer day in San Francisco, my then-boyfriend Steve invited me up to our apartment’s small roof deck for dinner. It seemed oddly unexpected, but I went up anyway. …

A different approach to defining one’s work — As someone who tries to keep my inbox empty by dealing with emails as they come in, I’m embarrassed to admit that, until recently, I’ve had ten old emails just moldering at the bottom of my inbox. …

In an ideal world, every company has a dedicated design team. There’s at least one expert in each of the many design disciplines that Braden previously outlined and the team works together to create a consistently excellent product. Whoops, sorry! Daydreaming again. The reality for most startups and small companies…