Notes from Leading Design 2016
I gave the opening talk at the first Leading Design event in London, hosted by Clearleft. I spoke about…
Category: Design
The Real World of Technology (Book Review)
Despite our cultural obsession with new technology, we forget that the idea of new technology is old. We also…
What We Can Learn From The Eiffel Tower
We take great works for granted. We forget, but the fate of even our most famous ideas and creations…
Questions For The Next Design Revolution
(I gave the opening comments at a keynote panel on The Next Industrial Design Revolution for IDSA’s Future of…
Designers, Morality and the AK-47
Recently Mike Monteiro wrote about whether the AK-47 is worthy of study for a design student. I agree and…
5 Questions that decide if Facebook crossed the line
There are 4 points and 5 questions at the heart of the latest drama around Facebook and ethics, and…
When is it ethical to sell low quality products?
This month I’m posting every day, picking the top voted reader question and answering it. With 50 votes, today’s winner, submitted…
What designers can learn from the AK-47
Mikhail Kalashnikov, the primary inventor of the AK-47, died yesterday in Russia. His invention is possibly the most popular…
Thoughts on Death to Bullshit & Information Overload
I recently watched Brad Frost’s interesting talk Death To Bullshit (slides). He takes strong positions about information overload and…
Book Review: Designing Together
I was honored to write the forward for Dan Brown’s new book, Designing Together, because I thought it was excellent.…
Book Review: Microinteractions
They say the devil is in the details, but the angels are in there too. That is, if you…
Summary: Best Posts on Getting Feedback
I’m speaking today at An Event Apart San Diego about Feedback Without Frustration. Here’s a summary of my best…
The No UI debate is rubbish
A debate is rising on whether the old platitude No UI is the best UI is good or bad.…
How to Thank a Customer
Some people just give good thanks. I bought a t-shirt online awhile ago from Sean McCabe, an artist who…
What I learned going back to UX school
Last week I was on an expert panel, giving feedback to final project presentations at the HCDE 518 User…
Quote of the day
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of my favorite buildings. I’ve studied its history and the story of how it…
News: I’m working on a UX book with Jackson Fish
When my friends Hillel Cooperman and Jenny Lam started their UX company JacksonFish, I thought, how awesome. Every designer…
Lessons from Jetpack Joyride
I’m a very casual gamer. I find few games fun enough to play regularly. One game I play often…
The top mistakes UX designers make: the writeup
Last week I spoke at the Puget Sound SIGCHI meeting. Since it’s a group of designers and user researchers,…
How WordPress.com is made
Some of you know, in addition to my writing and speaking work, I work as a team lead for…