3 Things I Didn’t Expect About Working Remote

A year ago, I took on working remote for the first time — not just being a remote designer, but a remote design manager.

I figured after a year I needed to write the prerequisite “here’s what I learned” piece. Here’s the…

Burnout and Shooting Zombies

I just passed through the fifth anniversary of a career low spot: The day I was essentially pushed out of my…

Filters of nope

In my last two posts, I wrote about how much I hate designing filters (because I never get the time and data to get it right) and the things I’ve learned about filters to make them better (even if I’m not fully confident in their necessity).

Welcome to the beginning of flu season

What does flu season ((In North America; your continent may vary.)) have to do with the web?

The beginning of flu season coincides with “It’s probably nothing, I’m fine, I’ll just work through it” season in offices all over America. And…

Gift bags and web accessibility

This week’s “things that just look like things that are handy but are actually accessibility devices too” is “gift bags”.

I love wrapping presents. Dad taught me how, and Mom and Nana gave me tips as well, and I’ve been wrapping presents since I…

Accessibility guidelines as heuristics, or the need for a ramp and emergency pants