Design should be kind.

UX leader interview: Matthew Krajewski @ AWS

It’s such a pleasant surprise when I chat with someone who happens to share much of my worldview. Of course, in writing a book I want to be careful to not live in an echo chamber, but on this journey of trying to bring self-aware, intentional and…

Felix Desroches

Jul 17

UX leader interview: Jess Brown

Jess and I have been in similar circles since around 2009, when we shared office space in San Francisco. I’ve enjoyed watching her grow from afar, as design director at Vice Media, then head of design at an LA startup, and was happy to have the chance to catch up and dig…

Felix Desroches

Jun 30

UX leader interview: Sebastian Toomey at Google

I had the pleasure of chatting with longtime friend and fellow surfer Sebastian Toomey, who’s currently at Google working on cyber security. Although we’ve known each other coming on 20 years (!), we’ve rarely talked shop, so it was refreshing to…

Felix Desroches

Jun 20

UX leader interview: Frank Myles

I really enjoy people, but boy did I love chatting with Frank. His ethos of joy and humor comes through in conversation, and in his work. If you don’t believe me, you need only check out his amazing portfolio site.

Felix Desroches

Jun 15

UX leader interview: Mick Gow

Yesterday’s interview was with Mick Gow, currently at Amazon Prime Video. I almost joined his team years ago at a different company, and have always wondered what it would have been like to work together. After a delightful chat about his journey in design and leadership, I’m…