Blog posts
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5 Socially-Distanced Ways to Nurture Your Creativity
While many states are lifting coronavirus restrictions, most of us are still practicing social distancing and going a little stir-crazy…
Training in the World’s Toughest Sports Made Me a Better Leader
I train at a gritty, old-school boxing gym that has produced some of Texas’s greatest champions. The sport is teaching me what I’m made of, and what I’m not…
Don’t Overlook Your Product’s Content Quality
They go by different names—content strategist, UX writer. You’ll only find them at mature organizations that understand the importance of the whole user experience…
When Mobile-First Isn’t the Right Answer
When interviewing UX Design candidates, I ask about their approach to multi-device design. More often than not, designers tell me they use a mobile-first approach…
Number of Clicks: An Oversimplified Proxy for Usability
It’s not uncommon for non-designers to refer to “number of clicks” as a measure of usability. In fact, it’s a bit of a proxy for actual usability…
Creating Buy-In For Your User Experience Designs
Years ago I learned the hard way that designing interfaces at my desk, on the opposite end of the floor from the development team…