Whether you are a seasoned Designer (have webmaster in your CV) or new to the world of digital software product design (UXD, UXR, UI, IxD, IA, CX, LX, VD, FE, SO, PO, ML, AI, etc) the universe in which you can apply your craft and skills are continuing to grow…
I was reading an article about the role of body cameras in policing. See here
As I was getting into the article, I was paused by this quote:
“Technology is inherently neutral; it’s how you use it that decides whether it’s a net positive or negative,”
— Scott Greenwood, a…
In graduate school (2009–2010) at the Art Center College of Design for Media Design Practices, I was given a 10x10 list of things I should know before starting my first day. Think of it as a prep list for what we should know coming into graduate school. Now that I…
I was recently on Twitter (as you will) and saw this intriguing tweet from Scott Berkun.
The insight into the nature of designers is poignant as I have experienced this insulation working from home as well as something I think every designer has to actively fight.
How a tool can go from useful to useless and nearly kill you in between
Dear Reader,
Our world is full of tools…
and I’m not talking about human “Tools” but we all know there are too many of them as well…
As human beings…
At the risk of sounding like “Captain obvious” collaboration is essential to Design. You might be thinking “yeah of course!” But let’s dive into ways Design is synonymous with collaboration.
(I will be using. “Big D” Design to refer to the vast number of roles from Product/CX/UX/UI/IxD/Visual Design and beyond)
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“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.”
— Abraham Maslow — 1966
Abraham Maslow, the father of human psychology developed an idea known as Maslow’s hammer, also called the law of instruments, it is…
Raconteur — a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.
Pssst… Storytelling is your job! As Designers, whatever your ilk Product/UX/UI/IxD/CX/LX/Graphic/Strategy/Education/Writing/etc., your role is storytelling. (From this point onward, I will be using “Designer” to discuss the various roles in design as it applies to the topic.)
If you are unfamiliar with the Panofsky method it comes from Erwin Panofsky, a German art historian who in 1932 looked into the study of iconography and believed that for us to fully understand the meaning behind any particular piece of art/design, cultural context needs to be applied.
Panofsky applied…
I recently came across the description of a personality trait and thought “this is a UX designer!”
The British Psychological Society’s Research Digest blog explains:
A psychologically flexible person is characterized by a set of attitudes and skills: they are generally open to and accepting of experiences, whether they are…
