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How to Turn Off Amber Alerts on Your iPhone
Imagine my surprise when my phone went off at 1:48 a.m. with an AMBER Alert. I agree that the Hannah Anderson story is a sad situation, and I think it’s even more useful that there are now Emergency...
View ArticleSilly Saturdays: Why You Should Be Drinking More Whiskey
Seriously. It’s true, all of it. You just finished reading Silly Saturdays: Why You Should Be Drinking More Whiskey! Consider leaving a comment!Stuff to check out UX Drinking Game | UX Resume and...
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Web Designer Depot: To App, or Not to App
Great infographic by Web Designer Depot. You just finished reading Web Designer Depot: To App, or Not to App! Consider leaving a comment!Stuff to check out UX Drinking Game | UX Resume and Career...
View ArticleHere Are The Hard Skills You Need To Succeed As A New Designer
Many of my friends either manage or mentor teams of designers. Their main complaint about new designers? They’re unprepared for the real world of interaction design. There seems to be a disconnect...
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Colin Harman: How Would You Like Your Graphic Design — Fast, Cheap or Good?...
Awesome infographic. Designers everywhere will agree. You just finished reading Colin Harman: How Would You Like Your Graphic Design -- Fast, Cheap or Good? Pick Two.! Consider leaving a comment!Stuff...
View ArticleSilly Saturdays: Jimmy Fallon, Robin Thicke and Company Cover “Blurred Lines”
This is classic internet meme stuff. You just finished reading Silly Saturdays: Jimmy Fallon, Robin Thicke and Company Cover "Blurred Lines"! Consider leaving a comment!Stuff to check out UX Drinking...
View ArticleFive Things I’ve Learned From Usability Testing
I love doing usability testing. There’s nothing like putting your assumptions to the test in front of users. Not only do you get to see the your work in the wild, you’ll frequently get amazing ideas...
View ArticleFive Approaches To Creating Lightweight Personas
There is always time. Understanding your audience is essential to building great products. “So who are we designing for?” That should be the first question of every single project. It should be...
View ArticleMike Monteiro: How Designers Destroyed the World
This is a great video. We all should watch. You just finished reading Mike Monteiro: How Designers Destroyed the World! Consider leaving a comment!Stuff to check out UX Drinking Game | UX Resume and...
View ArticleWhy I Love User Stories
I love user stories. Why? They’re a great way to communicate requirements. Combined with epics, user stories tell a product narrative so everyone understand the essence of what they are building, yet...
View ArticleDogs & Cats: How Product Managers Can Work Better with UX Designers
Thank you for all those attended this session at Product Camp Seattle 2013. You just finished reading Dogs & Cats: How Product Managers Can Work Better with UX Designers! Consider leaving a...
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Infographic: So You Want to Do a Startup
Yup, that’s about right. You just finished reading Infographic: So You Want to Do a Startup! Consider leaving a comment!Stuff to check out UX Drinking Game | UX Resume and Career GuideThe post...
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Startup Weekend: Four Tips How To Ship
Ante Up!$5k+ I was lucky enough to be a coach at Seattle Startup Weekend this weekend. Thanks to Hakon Verespej from Vendrona Venture Group for the invite. Seeing people experiment with interesting...
View ArticleUX Portfolios: How To Tell Your Story
How to build a great user experience design portfolio and tell stories that get you hired. By Troy Parke and Patrick Neeman, presented at the Seattle Information Architecture & User Experience...
View ArticleYour Mobile Design Strategy: Responsive, Adaptive, Native, or Not At All?
Responsive design is a buzzword in User Experience. Adoption is moving at blazing speed. Websites such as Disney.com have redesigned their sites so they work across multiple devices. Designers are...
View ArticleHow To Kill It During A UX Interview
When you’ve reached the phone screen or the in-person interview step, you’ve gotten past the hard part: you have demonstrated that you have the qualifications to work at the company. You’re now being...
View ArticleSix Tips Before Moving To Seattle As a UX Professional
You’ve heard all the nightmares: it rains all the time, the traffic is really bad, Microsoft and Amazon dominate the job market, the male to female ratio is so bad the dating scene isn’t, yadda yadda....
View ArticleWhat To Answer Before Designing Anything
We can talk about Design Thinking: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test for the uninformed. However, design is more framework and less process. It’s more guideposts, so you have a pretty good...
View ArticleDownload Free User Experience Templates To Use
I teach at General Assembly in Seattle as a Part Time UX Instructor. One task that pained me early on while teaching was watching students scour the Internet for templates they could use to do user...
View ArticleWhat to Look for in a UX Mentor: Five Tips
“Should I always have a mentor?” Absolutely. Career management is needed for all levels because seeing the path of others before you helps set your journey. Mentorship has shaped much of my career in...
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