Better Without Influence? Processing the Inputs
Occasionally I’m struck by a lightning-quick thought that I was better at what I do… this whole anticipating and responding to experiences as simply and logically as i can thing… before I started...
View ArticleWhat I Heard (or Thought I Heard) at MidwestUX 2012
There’s a great collection of other write-ups, slide decks, hand-outs, sketch notes & notes and photos at http://lanyrd.com/2012/midwestux/ This is… wow, a lot to read. I’ll forgive you if you...
View ArticleWhy No One Has the Right Answer: UX
I don’t really know where I fall in any sort of spectrum regarding my opinion on this, but I do know what I think; how I interpret things. I have a fairly firm belief in a balance in all things...
View ArticleFinding the Zen in Giving a Sh*t
Warning: What follows is a rant where I repeatedly generalize about people who identify themselves with a “User Experience” or “Experience” label, but I’m typically referring to myself. I justify the...
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Complex or Complicated: The Importance of Developing Common Language
“While shared understanding may always be an asymptote, striving for it is the mark of designer as facilitator.” – Erik Dahl (@eadahl) “Precise language is lost if all don’t share the subtleties of...
View ArticleHey. I want to get into UX…
*Updated with some great additional insights & content from Fred Beecher* Over time I’ve been asked once or twice what people should “start looking at” if they “want to get into UX.” I’m not...
View ArticleCreative Leadership Isn’t for Everyone… and That’s Okay
Originally published at GiantUX I’ve experienced three distinct types of leadership in my career; business, technology, and creative. Most leaders are business leaders, coming from a finance or...
View ArticleNot Taking UX for Granted
Originally published at Giant UX Each time I’ve started a new project with a new client, or started at a new company, it’s been under the impression that the company was hiring me to create a better...
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Midwest UX 2013 – Grand Rapids is Amazing
I write this still sitting in Michigan, just outside of Grand Rapids (so alas, no brunch for me) at a hotel near the airport. This year was my third year at Midwest UX. I’m not from the Midwest...
View ArticleStop Saying User Experience
“It’s a great time to be a UX Designer” is how Jared Spool opens his trademark talk. And he’s right. 15 years ago it was important to be online, embracing the technological changes that captured our...
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