[UPDATE: I’m getting a lot of visitors from TD Bank’s Intranet. If you are a TD Bank / Commerce Bank employee, please leave a comment on this post with your thoughts!] I save my spare change in a ceramic vase that was given to me by my childhood babysitter. It isn’t cute like a piggy [Keep Reading…]
Archives for August 2009
IxDA NYC: Todd Zaki Warfel’s Prototyping for UX Practitioners
On August 13, the venerable Todd Zaki Warfel of Messagefirst gave a great talk on prototyping (on which he is the premier speaker) at the monthly IxDA NYC event. His energy and engaging style really got the crowd pumped up. We even did a group exercise towards the end of the evening. My Twitter notes [Keep Reading…]
Who is Chris Baum’s hero?
[This post is part of a series on Mentors and Heroes] Chris Baum is a user experience consultant and the Editor-in-Chief of Boxes and Arrows, a peer-written journal for designers. Previously he was a senior project manager at eTrade and Jaman.com, an online social cinema company. Follow him on Twitter @cb. Chris Baum’s hero [Keep Reading…]
Whit Hour – Week 3
Thank you so much to the 20 or so folks who showed up for the third week of Whit Hour — my weekly one-hour video chat to answer any and all of your questions about user experience, consulting, and whatever else you throw at me. Sorry for the last-minute day change. I was stuck in [Keep Reading…]
The Flawed Dining Experience at Hill Country
The food is great. The atmosphere is great. The dining experience is so poorly thought out it boggles the mind. Hill Country Barbecue needs a redesign. After winding through a maze and squeezing between seat-backs, you get seated at your table. A sweet lady comes to take your drink order and explains the “barbecue market” [Keep Reading…]
Help me celebrate my 1st year of self-employment
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a year since I quit my full-time job to give independent consulting a try. In a nutshell, it was the best decision I’ve ever made. I plan on writing a longer post to wrap up the year, but in the meantime I wanted to invite you all [Keep Reading…]
Who is Spencer Fry’s mentor?
[This post is part of a series on Mentors and Heroes] Spencer Fry is a partner and CEO of Carbonmade, an online portfolio website for creative professionals. He is also the founder of the design magazine Burstoid. Follow him on Twitter @spencerfry. Spencer Fry’s mentor is… Paul Fry, English Professor at Yale University How [Keep Reading…]
Whit Hour – Week 2
Thank you so much to the 20 or so folks who showed up for the second week of Whit Hour — my new weekly one-hour video chat to answer any and all of your questions about user experience, consulting, and whatever else you throw at me. Join me next week on Sunday, August 16, 9-10pm [Keep Reading…]
Links from 5/14/2009 to 8/9/2009
Write When Inspired The Amanda Project Technology will allow us to become digital nomads Steve Jobs on why Apple doesn’t do market research Is Your Organization An Umbrella or Mixing Bowl? How Easy It Is To Miss
What I did while Twitter was down today
Twitter had a Denial of Service Attack this morning, which affected its uptime all day today. Therefore I was forced to figure out what to do without it. Here’s what I came up with: I noted my frustration on Facebook I actually looked at my friends’ pages on Facebook I reached Inbox Zero in Google [Keep Reading…]