Pixels, planning and psychology
March 5, 2015 • 10 min read
I often talk to developers who say they feel bad about their level of design skill. In fact, a Redditor recently posted as much, seeking advice abo...
January 27, 2015 • 3 min read
A few months ago I was at Circles Conference where I had a chance to join a panel of designers to talk about challenges we commonly face. One of th...
May 12, 2014 • 10 min read
It’s no secret that airlines have been trying to push their profit margin and increase ticket sales at the same time by a relatively common practic...
January 16, 2014 • 5 min read
I randomly ran across a YouTube clip today of Steve Jobs speaking at WWDC 1997. Specifically, it’s his response to an audience member who was allow...
May 2, 2013 • 5 min read
I have a markerboard in my office. I also have a Macbook Air with as many prototyping and design creation apps as you can think of. But I prefer to...
March 23, 2013 • 2 min read
Like most designers, I’ve read more articles, blog posts, and tweets about Flat Design versus Skeuomorphic design over the past several months than...
August 28, 2012 • 5 min read
So I write my stylesheets in the browser. Or at least - I prefer to. I have been doing this for a few years now, ever since I discovered Chris Pede...
August 16, 2012 • 2 min read
One of the core concepts of user experience design - and of graphic design in general - is the idea of "visual hierarchy." It also happens to be on...
June 10, 2012 • 7 min read
The web standards movement has done amazing things for the web over the past few years. Not just for the web vaguely - specifically for web develop...
January 4, 2012 • 3 min read
So recently I decided to get back into the gym and get myself back in shape after about a 2 year gym workout hiatus (courtesy of getting adjusted t...
October 2, 2011 • 3 min read
I'm a Christian. Not a religious nut, but a committed follower of the Way, Jesus Christ.
September 27, 2011 • 1 min read
Excellent advice from the man who wrote the book (literally) on web usability. In this article he advocates for DIY usability testing when you can'...
August 27, 2011 • 3 min read
I just wanted to share this quick tip I stumbled on recently for setting up guides a little faster in Photoshop when you make a new document, speci...
May 31, 2011 • 1 min read
April 28, 2011 • 30 sec read
This guy's work is UNBELIEVABLE. He makes masterpieces that most people couldn't create with a simple pencil and paper...but he actually makes them...
April 17, 2011 • 3 min read