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  • Design advice for developers

    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...

  • The value of originality

    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...

  • Lessons learned from checking baggage

    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...

  • Why Apple is wealthier than any other company in the world

    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...

  • Markerboard Mentality

    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...

  • Flat Design or Skeuomorphism - Wrong Question

    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...

  • Browser-based CSS Authoring FTW

    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...

  • Visual Hierarchy

    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...

  • On Usability and User Testing

    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...

  • Including You Audience by Excluding your Nonaudience

    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...

  • On Using the Cross in Design

    October 2, 2011 • 3 min read

    I'm a Christian. Not a religious nut, but a committed follower of the Way, Jesus Christ.

  • Steve Krug on DIY Usability Testing

    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'...

  • Quick Tip - Bleed Guides in Photoshop

    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...

  • CURE direct mail design time lapse

    May 31, 2011 • 1 min read

  • Amazing Etch-A-Sketch Artist

    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...

  • User Testing & A Trip To The Eye Doctor

    April 17, 2011 • 3 min read

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