This past week I had the distinct privilege of speaking at the UXPA Boston 2022 conference. Each year the conference brings together UX professionals from across the region and country to discuss important topics. While I had attended several times before, however this was my first time speaking. My talk, …

I tend to keep my eyes open for interesting finds that inspire me in some way when I'm traveling. I'm never looking for material for a specific project, just for visuals that strike a chord. Here are a few of my favorites from a recent trip to the White Mountains …

Let's establish up front that there were some incredibly strong releases this year. It was a challenging task to narrow this list down to just 10 albums. In fact, this list hovered at 11 selections for a couple weeks before I finally made a decision—but it was sooo close. The …

I was recently asked in an interview if I felt that my previous company was "Design-centric." Without a moment's hesitation, I answered "Not at all," which wasn't a knock against the company. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that if your company is Design-centric, you're focusing on …

There were quite a few releases that caught my attention this year. Whereas last year I wasn't able to put together 10 albums that I loved, this year I really had to make some hard decisions to cut it down to 10. Looking at the releases that caught my ear, …

It's been a long winter. I've had some personal stuff going on, and life has been pretty full with things that aren't necessarily writing. As a result, I've let the posts slip on this site. This is fine in the grand scheme of things, but I do think that doing …

(I had this saved to my drafts folder, but never actually published it. Here it is, better way late than never. I've got another post queued up for February links that I'll post later this week. I'm not going to edit it, but I didn't end up getting the newsletter …

Life definitely caught up with me this year. I spent very little time with headphones on, but I was super busy with work and raising a child. As a result I missed a lot of the music that came out. Looking at this list, I don't even feel completely thrilled …

Quite the collection of design-related goodness this week. Everything from a site that just looks great to a talk that undermines some of the things that we hold so dear. Let's kick it off with a site that I found to be particularly enlightening, as well as a pleasure to …

July flew right by so I decided to skip over it and pick things back up in August. Most people have been on vacation, so I figure it'll go unnoticed anyway. An Open Redesign of Firefox's Identity While I wasn't particularly a fan of the outcome, I appreciated the process …