In additon to trying to get numerious projects off the ground (Search Integrate, My-My, etc.), until recently I was employed at IGN Entertainment. I say ‘until recently’ because I was part of a layoff that went along with their selling of our e-commerce product to another company. [Keen eyed observers would have noticed I edited [...]
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Read MoreThis elegant video does an excellent job of illustrating what a User Experience designer does. An excellent reference to share with people unfamiliar with UX! ILUVUXDESIGN from lyle on Vimeo. Who doesn’t love a good UX design, and who doesn’t get totally frustrated with bad experience design. Hail to all the great UX designers of [...]
Read MoreGreat Ted talk by Sir Ken Robinson about how we need a revolution in education. “Creativity is as important as math and language”, he says, while pointing out that when everyone has a degree, a degree is meaningless. And more so, because the entire system was designed to create a populous suited to working in factories. The new [...]
Read MoreQuick trick I discovered to create sunbursts in Illustrator: 1. Using the star tool, create a new star with a large difference between radius 1 and radius 2. I’ve used a 100:1 ratio. Points will set the number of streams of your burst, divided by 2 (if you want 5 streams, use 10 points. Even [...]
Read MoreAll projects are a push-pull between features and time, cost and resources (people). Want more features? It will cost you time, increase cost, and/or require more resources. Want to reduce cost? Cut features, extend time, and/or reduce resources. Bring the project to market quicker? Add people, spend more, or cut features. — Or, to put [...]
Read More“Design”, as a practice, can be defined as ‘problem solving.’ This is a useful shorthand, not only for communicating your role to people unfamiliar with design, but also to help other members of an organization understand what value you bring to projects. A designer is a person whose primary task is problem solving. Design, as a [...]
Read MoreMy light bulb lit up when I saw this RSA Animate video. Highly recommended to anyone fascinated by the dynamics of human relationships. Quick takeaway: all relationships can be expressed as dominance, communality, or reciprocity. Communication problems happen when the parties don’t agree what type of relationship is being expressed.
Read MoreWant to do projects that matter? Get real about what’s important to you. Consider the following questions before you tackle your next project: Is this project helping me accomplish my greater goals? What are the intrinsic and extrinsic benefits? What are my chances of success, and what does ‘failure’ mean? Do I LOVE it? I’ve reached [...]
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