I am considering sending my kids to a private school. In researching such places, we found the Nueva School. (nice site) We recently went to a little seminar they held explaining the school. It had teachers, administrators and students. The Campus There are actually two different schools. The one we visited was a K-8 school…
Years ago, things were getting smaller and smaller. This is what we thought phones would look like in the future: However, things have changed. BIG is making a comeback! The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the H2 Hummer of phones. It is massive. This is what talking on the phone looks like now: I expect…
I hear the phrase Minimum Viable Product quite often. Wikipedia defines it: A Minimum Viable Product has just those features that allow the product to be deployed, and no more. Product Managers are often looking for the minimum amount of investment to get the feature launched. Although this strategy is quite popular, I think it is…
Cute 4 year old My son Matthew at 4 years old Clearly, 4 years old is your maximum cuteness level.
We have a family dog named Leroy. (Named after the hero from the cult classic “The Last Dragon”) He is a 18 month old black Labrador Retriever with some other breed mixed in; maybe a greyhound? Leroy is obsessed with running after a thrown tennis ball. He can do it for hours and runs ridiculously…
The design process Marissa Mayer utilized for Yahoo’s new logo was pretty awful, but I don’t really think that is the primary concern. It is this article on Techcrunch, where Marissa defines Yahoo as a personalization company. WTF is a personalization company? To be clear, the job of “fixing Yahoo” is ridiculously hard and Marissa is…
I love song covers. I love when someone can take a familiar song and completely transform it into a new genre. This one made me so happy. I wish more bands would do this. Remember when Johnny Cash covered Hurt by Nine Inch Nails? or Limp Bizkit’s Faith by George Michaels? or Red Hot Chilli…
All day long, I see ideas and plans. Whether it’s something big that changes the course of the whole company or something small like a new icon. My job, as the head of UX, is to know shit from Shinola and hopefully steer us towards the good stuff. Here is where I first learned the difference:…
So many people hesitate. So many people over-think the problem. The first secret to getting things done is to dive in. So many projects stall because the first steps aren’t taken. It’s like pushups. Getting down on the ground is the hardest part. My brain is begging me not to even get on the floor.…
I shouldn’t post this, but I can’t help myself. It’s an email thread from my son. I’m not feeling well. Could you help me with it? I feel like my brother is constantly yelling at me angrily, and I’m having a miserable time at soccer but mom won’t let me quit. You are great at helping…
I just realized I have been working on web stuff for 18 years. There are employees here that are 18. Ugh, that makes me feel old. Some fond memories: spacer.gif – When Netscape 2 came out and introduced the <TABLE> tag, I was thrilled. I could make something that was actually designed. However, I needed…
Some of my pet peeves: Kids who leave every single light in the house on when they leave for school. Wife who leaves the radio blaring at 7:30am after she leaves the house for the day. Colleagues who leave the projector on in a conference room after they leave. People who leave conference rooms messy…
I am recruiting for more UX Designers on my team. One thing I keep seeing, surprisingly , is that people’s LinkedIn profiles are private. If you are looking for a job, this is a bad idea. How can you tell? Open a Chrome window in Incognito mode. This will let you see the world through…
Achieving Over-Achieving 1. Coming in on time Coming in early 2. Leaving on time Staying late 3. Doing what you were asked to do Doing what you were asked to do AND something you weren’t asked to do, but needed doing 4. Personally doing well Helping other people do well 5. Following the leader Being…