#00 — Thoughts on using AI to be more creative: for finding and then visualizing things— this ends up mostly being “go check out hex.tech, go check out flowimmersive”…but you’re welcome to read my train of thought.Oct 9, 2024Oct 9, 2024
Comparison of UI choices around avatar uploadSo much packed into a quick choice.Feb 8, 2024Feb 8, 2024
Another transition period.I’ve been lucky enough to work at Apple, IBM, Microsoft and Meta now. Sadly got chunked into the current round of layoffs, but it gives me…Nov 18, 202315Nov 18, 202315
Potential workflow for AI imagen tools to create story-telling precise, artistic infographics.tldr: you can pull svg shapes out of their charts, run them through stable diffusion and get unique, artistic infographics that are still…Aug 11, 2023Aug 11, 2023
Published inUX CollectiveMidjourney is incredible. But you can see there are definite existing biases in its dataset.I’ve been playing with Midjourney and I think it is incredible.Jul 30, 20221154Jul 30, 20221154
“Target the right team, not just the right company”: Lessons from a successful COVID-19 era job…Over my career, I’ve had a few dumpster fire interviews, but I’ve only had one interview during an actual dumpster fire.Mar 4, 202141Mar 4, 202141
Case Studies of Bad UX #000: Invisible Interactions and StatesDon’t forget the pieces you don’t see.Apr 24, 2020Apr 24, 2020
Taste of Design 5: Tufte and BostockA big aspect of design are the mentors and people to look up to. Their work is inspiring and shape the movement of design.Nov 9, 2018Nov 9, 2018
Taste of Design 4: Why Beautiful Things Make Us HappySlightly simple this week, just a link to Kurzgesagt.Nov 2, 2018Nov 2, 2018
Taste of Design 3: Gestalt PrinciplesAnother concept from visual design that on one hand is visual and artistic, on the other is based in clear psychological concepts and…Oct 26, 2018Oct 26, 2018
Taste of Design 2: AffordancesOne of the earliest books I read that related to design was Don Norman’s The Design of Everyday Things. I read it back when I was still in…Oct 19, 2018Oct 19, 2018
Taste of Design 1A weekly (biweekly?) email explaining some of the thoughts and process that go behind design decisions in WpA and Mya.Oct 11, 2018Oct 11, 2018
Generative Design for Software ElementsI had a slightly convoluted educational pathway into UX/Interaction/Product design. Computer Eng > Mechanical Eng+Tech Comm > Masters in…Jul 5, 2017Jul 5, 2017
My first 156 Nouns (On the Noun Project)I’d heard about the noun project when they were first doing their kickstarter. It was an intriguing sounding construct, that interesting…Mar 9, 2015Mar 9, 2015
You’re Never to Old to Go to a HackathonThe first official hackathon I went to was via MHacks back when I was in graduate school at the University of Michigan. I’d gotten into the…Mar 9, 2015Mar 9, 2015