[This post is part of a series on Mentors and Heroes] Fred Beecher is a Senior User Experience Consultant at Evantage Consulting. He is an authority on rapid prototyping for interaction design and runs an Axure RP Pro training program. Follow him on Twitter @fred_beecher. Fred Beecher’s hero is… Siddhartha Gautama, Buddha How long [Keep Reading…]
Who is Mike Rohde’s mentor?
[This post is part of a series on Mentors and Heroes] Mike Rohde is an art director and designer for Northwoods Software, a web and software design and development firm. He is well-known for his real-time sketchnotes at many events and conferences, including SXSW Interactive and An Event Apart. Follow him on Twitter @rohdesign. [Keep Reading…]
U.S. Patent 7,587,349
I am thrilled to report that U.S. Patent 7,587,349 was granted on September 8, 2009, and I am named as a co-inventor! This has been more than 4 years in the making. My first job out of grad school in January 2005 was at Digitas as a Senior Interaction Designer, and one of my first [Keep Reading…]
Today is my 1 year anniversary of going solo
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 [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…]
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…]
Who is Todd Zaki Warfel’s hero?
[This post is part of a series on Mentors and Heroes] Todd Zaki Warfel is a founding partner and design researcher at Messagefirst, a consulting firm. He is also the author of the upcoming book A Practitioner’s Guide to Prototyping. Follow him on Twitter @zakiwarfel. Todd Zaki Warfel’s heroes are… Paul Shaffer, [Keep Reading…]
Who is Mike Pratt’s mentor?
[This post is part of a series on Mentors and Heroes] Michael J. Pratt is the co-founder of the Style Coalition, a group of independent online fashion and beauty publishers, and the COO/CTO of Gift Girl. He is also a partner in a statistical arbitrage hedge fund. Follow him on Twitter @mikepratt. Mike [Keep Reading…]
Who is Keith Lang’s hero?
[This post is part of a series on Mentors and Heroes] Keith Lang is a co-founder and interaction designer at plasq.com, makers of the award-winning Comic Life and Skitch — one of my all-time favorite apps. Follow him on Twitter @songcarver. Keith Lang’s hero is… Doug Engelbart, Computer Pioneer How long have you [Keep Reading…]
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