Last Monday, October 12, 2009, I presented DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade (without calling in a pro) to a sold out 500-person crowd at An Event Apart Chicago.
DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade (Without Calling In a Pro)
I gave this talk for the first time (minus a couple test rounds) at [...]
Tags:Conferences·Pleasure·Props·Realizations·Speaking·User Experience
Yesterday was Yom Kippur, considered the holiest day of the year for Jews. I have never been particularly religious, but fasting on Yom Kippur is something I’ve done since I was a kid. Not because my parents told me to or because it was expected of me, but because the significance of the day is [...]
Tags:Digressions·Realizations
I have a problem: I don’t know how to say No. As a result, I bury myself in obligations I can never fulfill. I’m sure this has a negative effect on a lot of my relationships, but the most important relationship it’s hurting is the one I have with myself.
When I quit my job a [...]
Exactly one year ago today, I left my job to pursue independent consulting full-time. I took a big leap of faith. I had faith in myself that things would work out. I had faith that even with the odds stacked against me, I could pull it off.
I stepped out on my own because I knew [...]
Tags:Career·Pleasure·Realizations
I always make a point of encouraging my clients to have a strong vision and a strategy for achieving that vision before they set out to design their products.
I need to start practicing what I preach. It’s been 11 months since I went solo and the past year has been a whirlwind. I’m fortunate to [...]
Tags:Career·Realizations
