Cardinal Solutions

The Globalization vs. Nationalism of Apps

Facebook, Google, Pinterest, YouTube — we think of these apps as having surpassed being…

Anticipating User Needs: Creating Software for Humans

User Research as Failure: Fighting your Impulses for the Greater Good

Every time I ‘get out of the building’ to conduct some user research, I find myself fighting against one of my most deeply ingrained impulses as a designer. I got into this field to try to create things that…

How I Became a Developer in 8 Months

A guide to getting started

Cultivating Tangible Growth for 2017

As January is fully underway and many of us ponder what we want to accomplish in 2017, I’ve been thinking about the relationship between day-to-day work and seeing tangible progress in areas like technical skill, speaking and writing and building confidence.

People are Bizarre. That’s Why I Enjoy Being a UX Designer.

As an undergraduate student in digital information design years ago, I was required to take a class on cultural anthropology, and at the time, was none too pleased. It didn’t have anything to do with HTML, CSS or “practical”…

Reflecting on 14 Weeks of Full Time School & Work

This fall I enrolled in Kent State University’s graduate program in User Experience Design on top of my full time UX job. It’s been a positive and challenging experience to become a remote full-time student “in Ohio” while physically working…

Demystifying User Research: The Three Tiers of Design ‘Goodness’

User research is lauded as the holy grail of good product design by UXers all over the world. However, when timelines get cut short and budgets dry up, it’s usually one of the first parts of the process to get the boot.