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From 13 to 14 3 May 2013 | 12:49 am
It has been a month since the 2013 IA Summit was in full swing in Baltimore, I am back in the daily groove of family life, work, and being (somewhat) responsible. If I am honest I am having withdrawal...
Communicating Information Architecture – World IA Day Los Angeles 2013 25 Feb 2013 | 08:00 am
UI17 Resources Available Now! 26 Jan 2013 | 12:28 am
This last November I had the opportunity to speak, and do a full day workshop with my good friend Adam Connor at UIE’s UI17 Conference. Besides the great time we had presenting and facilitating the wo...
5 Secrets to Successful Collaborative Design Critiques 20 Nov 2012 | 04:42 am
Adam Connor and I were recently interviewed by the fun gang over at Vitamin T about design critiques. Thanks to the Vitamin T team for allowing us to be a part of their Expert Series. And yes I really...
SketchCamp San Diego Wrap Up 11 Oct 2012 | 05:01 am
It has been a while since I did a video, and have been wanting to get back to it, please forgive my rustiness.I had the great opportunity to be the closing speaker at SketchCamp SD this last Saturda...
Improving the Conversation Surrounding Deisgn 20 Jul 2012 | 11:43 pm
I had some great opportunities over the last couple of years to work with Adam Connor on building and sharing content surrounding the topic of Critique. We have spoken at conferences, done podcasts an...
User Interface 17 Conference 14 Jun 2012 | 01:58 am
This November I will be speaking at User Interface 17 Conference. I will be doing a workshop on Critique and Design Studio with my partner in crime Adam Connor. It just so happens that my birthday wil...
Features vs Outcomes 8 May 2012 | 03:31 am
“The features don’t matter. It’s all about the outcomes. What can people do with your software? How does it make them better or happier?” Nice brief right on on users becoming advocates based on the o...
An Illusion of Value 5 May 2012 | 03:31 am
I was trying to explain to a friend the way I see a lot of VC’s (not all) approaching investing in smaller start up’s or entrepreneurs building start ups that aren’t really making any money, or have n...
Assessment of context and suitability in design 4 May 2012 | 03:30 am
“Experiences should be designed. If your interface will be used by humans, you need to design it for humans. Familiarity may well be a factor to consider in that design, but it’s by no means the only ...