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User Research 101

User Research 101

Posted on January 14, 2020 in User Experience
Tags: [user research] [business outcomes] [impact] [research methods] [research operations]
Research Playbooks: What Are They and Why You Should Have One

Research Playbooks: What Are They and Why You Should Have One

Posted on September 16, 2019 in User Experience
Tags: [user research] [research operations] [operations] [playbook] [reops]
Building a UX Department from scratch at a 20-year-old Big Data Company

Building a UX Department from scratch at a 20-year-old Big Data Company

Posted on July 27, 2019 in User Experience
Tags: [Organization] [User Experience] [Leadership] [Process] [Human-Centered Design]
A Designer's Guide to GDPR

A Designer's Guide to GDPR

Posted on October 9, 2018 in User Experience
Tags: [GDPR] [design] [product strategy] [prolific interactive]
Improvisation, Creativity, and Design

Improvisation, Creativity, and Design

Posted on August 1, 2018 in User Experience
Tags: [design] [improvisation] [creativity] [design process] [performing design]
The Importance of (Daily) Technique

The Importance of (Daily) Technique

Posted on May 26, 2018 in User Experience
Tags: [user-centered design] [technique] [performing design] [dance] [design thinking] [practice]
An Intro to Embodied Cognition

An Intro to Embodied Cognition

Posted on April 30, 2018 in User Experience
Tags: [embodied cognition] [user-centered design] [design thinking] [design process] [user experience] [performing design]
Performing.design

Performing.design

Posted on April 5, 2018 in Meta
Tags: [design] [research] [dance] [blog]
The Case Against Industry Experience

The Case Against Industry Experience

Posted on March 18, 2018 in Meta
Tags: [hiring] [company culture] [industry experience] [bias] [theory blindness]
Life Lessons from Curling

Life Lessons from Curling

Posted on February 27, 2018 in meta
Tags: [curling] [life lessons] [non-tech] [sports]
Rochester Review Master Class: Revisited

Rochester Review Master Class: Revisited

Posted on November 19, 2017 in Meta
Tags: [ux] [rochester] [user-centered design]
Usability Research Checklist

Usability Research Checklist

Posted on August 30, 2017 in User Experience
Tags: [usability research] [usability] [user testing] [checklist]
Do's and Don'ts of Corporate Innovation

Do's and Don'ts of Corporate Innovation

Posted on April 29, 2017 in Meta
Tags: [corporate innovation] [culture] [process] [product management] [user-centered design]
Why We're Firing a Top-Tier Product Development Firm

Why We're Firing a Top-Tier Product Development Firm

Posted on March 18, 2017 in Meta
Tags: [user-centered design] [agency] [sourcing] [culture] [product management]
An Open (Love) Letter To My Next Work Partner

An Open (Love) Letter To My Next Work Partner

Posted on June 21, 2017 in Meta
Tags: [culture] [process] [transparency] [flexibility] [trust]
The Dangers of Tight Iteration

The Dangers of Tight Iteration

Posted on May 21, 2016 in User Experience
Tags: [prototype] [user-centered design] [fidelity] [rapid iteration] [product management]
UX Considerations For IoT

UX Considerations For IoT

Posted on May 15, 2017 in User Experience
Tags: [internet of things] [user experience] [product design] [networking] [tech literacy]
Product vs Project Management

Product vs Project Management

Posted on May 11, 2016 in User Experience
Tags: [user-centered design] [product management] [management] [vision] [execution]
Better MCBW

Better MCBW

Posted on May 3, 2016 in Development
Tags: [ionic] [madbeerweek] [reverse engineer] [ux] [feature parity] [firebase]
Back to Static

Back to Static

Posted on April 14, 2016 in Development
Tags: [meta] [design] [hugo] [blog] [drupal] [content]
What Designers Need to Know About Development

What Designers Need to Know About Development

Posted on January 29, 2018 in Development
Tags: [development] [design] [front-end] [back-end] [javascript] [teamwork] [process]
Transparency of "Online"

Transparency of "Online"

Posted on July 16, 2014 in User Experience
Tags: [offline] [transparency] [notifications] [flow] [ubiquitous computing]
Progressive Enhancement with Phonegap

Progressive Enhancement with Phonegap

Posted on February 20, 2014 in Development
Tags: [phonegap] [progressive enhancement] [hybrid app] [rails] [java]
An Open Letter to OkCupid

An Open Letter to OkCupid

Posted on April 26, 2013 in User Experience
Tags: [okcupid] [messaging] [online dating]
The Importance of Flow

The Importance of Flow

Posted on March 16, 2013 in User Experience
Tags: [flow] [psychology]
Foursquare Heatmap & Remote Sensing

Foursquare Heatmap & Remote Sensing

Posted on March 11, 2013 in Development
Tags: [foursquare] [heatmap] [remote sensing] [javascript]
Note-taking

Note-taking

Posted on February 27, 2013 in User Experience
Tags: [paradox of choice] [barry schwartz] [psychology] [opportunity cost]
The Importance of Content

The Importance of Content

Posted on February 9, 2013 in User Experience
Tags: [content] [meta] [content strategy]
DITW: Stovetop

DITW: Stovetop

Posted on December 22, 2012 in User Experience
Tags: [DITW] [usability] [direct mapping] [physical world] [design of everyday things] [Donald Norman]
New Site!

New Site!

Posted on November 23, 2012 in Development
Tags: [new site] [meta] [personal]