Everyone is a UX-designer and Why I Hate the Term

When people ask what I do, I tell them I’m a UX-designer. Truth is, it’s not a title I’m a fan of. It’s true that I help companies design user experiences and you’d think the title would be suitable, but it also suggests that I am solely…

Designing with Emotions in Mind

Let’s take a minute and do a quick experiment. Are you sitting down? I want you to think of a conversation that you recently had — one that really meant something to you. Got it? Now close your eyes and try to remember everything you can. You may find that you can’t…

UX Design as a Problem Solver

Like many of you, I have a place where I write down my ideas when they come to me. It’s called “Blog post & Ideas” and I keep it in my iCloud Notes library. I use Notes because it’s so heavily tied into both the OSX and iOS workflows that it becomes effortless to add an item…

UX Design explained

Talking the talk and walking the walk

The Fundamentals of Good UX

There’s a seriously misguided tendency for people to focus more on the ‘design’ in user experience design than the ‘user’.

But no matter how well designed your site is, if your user can’t do what they want, when they want, they’ll leave unhappy, and…

The Interactive Dashboard

Your car’s interface has come a long way, but has a long way to go.

Ok, I want you to do something for me. Take a minute and look at the image below. Just stare at it and try to figure out the use…