The Year of the Looking Glass

A perspective on what management is and isn’t.

Earlier today, Dustin Curtis wrote a post about the recent Facebook desktop redesign.

Why Designers Join

The micro and the macro approach

Or, where creatives fall into despair

Last week I saw two visions for the future. The first is Her—a moving take on the nuances of relationships in an AI-possible world—and the…

A designer may decide to leave for many reasons. Some of those reasons are personal.

Reflections on a year of writing

For easier interactive design prototyping

And how they shaped my thinking

Observations from a week in Shanghai

A list of gratitudes, both big and small

And all its many variants

“Good design…Is as little design as possible” — Dieter Rams

The experience of eating one’s own ice cream* 

A little girl, an egg, and the sharing economy

Ah, Data. And of course, Data’s best friend, A/B Test.

About four years ago, the arrival of three new grads from the University of Washington—Drew Hamlin, Francis Luu, and Joey Flynn—changed the…

If you’re like me, you have an itch to say yes to every opportunity.

If you are somebody with an incredible amount of passion for high quality, you may be compelled to become a gatekeeper at some point in…

A short piece of fiction

The first time I sit down with a designer who’s just joined my team, I try and understand the answer to one very specific question.

Dear Designer, It has come to my attention that on the eve of last Wednesday, the 4th of September, something terrible happened that has…

Or: how to deal with the fact that we are all completely irrational.

A Cheat Sheet for Designers