[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…]
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…]
Links from 4/23/2009 to 5/8/2009 (yeah, overdue)
Where's the Value? Return on User Experience (ROUX). – iMedia Connection BlogBy Rachel DeFriend, UX at Javelin Direct (via @mcaldecutt) Ten Laws of Pricing for Consultants | JamesCrossman.comThe honest truth about how to price projects as a consultant Article Skimmer from The New York TimesA really clean way to get a top-level view of all [Keep Reading…]
Client Matters: Does Your Client Need a Consultant or an Agency?
I’ve started a new column called Client Matters on UXmatters, a web magazine about user experience. Every other month I’ll give UX professionals an honest look at managing relationships with clients and provide some tips on how to turn unpleasant situations into winning ones. The first article in the column starts at the beginning: first [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…]
The first Whit Hour was a success
Last night from 9-10pm Eastern Time I hosted my first Whit Hour — a new weekly video chat in which I answer people’s questions about user experience, consulting, and anything else they ask. I had an absolute blast and surprisingly talked non-stop — not something I’m particularly comfortable with, but there were just so many [Keep Reading…]
Make sure that whatever you design is fitting a need in the world and has a purpose
I have officially made it. I was quoted by Catriona Cornett on inspireUX. “Differentiate yourself by fully understanding the problem before you attempt to solve it… Don’t just fall in love with a solution and go full-force on making it look great, but really make sure that whatever you design is fitting a need in [Keep Reading…]
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