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19 lessons over 19 years at an academic library — I worked at the University of Arizona Libraries for 19 years (half my life!), starting as a student shelver and then public services staff before landing my first librarian job in 2008. My interest was always around improving library websites, services, and spaces.

While browsing Reddit the other day I stumbled upon this thread. The question asked was simple: ‘Do you ever wish you were a little more intelligent?’ — I clicked on the thread expecting answers to range from ‘Duh’ to ‘HELL YES’, but I was extremely surprised when I saw quite a few responses wishing otherwise. One particular comment said — “No. I want to be blissfully stupid. Just be content with mowing the yard, eating a steak…

“Client from hell” is a type of client that can make your life as a designer resemble hell. If you hear “That’s not what I’ve asked!” and “I didn’t hire you to do this, I hired you to do that!” regularly while you are working on the project, there is…

UrbanGo : Urban Mobility starting at your fingertips How do you buy your tickets for public transportation in your city? Do you go to the ticket machine? Ticket booth? Do you use an app? As my first challenge at Ironhack, I was presented with the UrbanGo app. An app developed in Silicon Valley for public transiting and mapping. The app is an…