Month: September 2021

  • Drag and Drop Order UX Pattern

    This has been covered pretty extensively, but I often find myself wanting to have some stuff compiled for easy access. Drag and drop patterns are different depending on what you are doing, but I generally put them into two camps. Grid drag-drop The two most obvious examples are a spreadsheet and a Tree. GMail uses…

  • Restaurant Marketing

    Marketing should not include shenanigans. Marketing should give you value, not trick you. When you read this promotion, it makes you think “Oh good, half off my order!” No, read the last part. It’s only up to $10. Keep in mind that Doordash is not free. It costs alot to have it delivered. So this…

  • The Logic of Differentiation

    I’ve covered differentiation in detail before. There is one thing about it that I didn’t cover. I talk to design candidates about this all of the time. Premise: 100 people are looking at your product or site or portfolio. Case 1: It’s the same If everything you have is the same as the competition, then…

  • Career Pivot 2021

    Life is funny. You make your decisions, but your predictions end up moving down a different path than you expected. I wish I had that magic crystal ball I’ve been asking for. TL;DR I’m stepping down as Head of Design at Warmly and will be a part time executive coach for them. Additionally, I will…

  • New Laptop: Lenovo T15g

    Laptops come in many shapes and sizes (just like people). Type ~Weight Pros Cons Desktop 20+ Best performance Stationary Luggable 6lbs Good performance, portable Heavy Portable 4lbs Less expensive Ugly Ultraportable 2lbs Sexy, light Expensive Computer Size Pros and Cons For years, I skewed towards portables and ultraportables. They were cool looking. Examples are MacBook…

  • Microsoft Edge vs Google Chrome

    I am still enjoying Windows 11. The styling is super nice. For better or worse, they have been pushing Microsoft Edge as the default browser. Microsoft has had a checkered history with browsers. Internet Explorer had moments where it completely dominated all of the competition and worked well. This was actually a relief as a…