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Published in Bootcamp

·Feb 2, 2021

What is “good design”?!

This was originally posted on Substack. I’ll be moving more of my design musings there, so be sure to subscribe. I was recently asked, “What is good design?” and stumbled over the answer. I said something along the lines of “good design does not harm.” This is a pretty hard…

Design

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What is “good design”?!
What is “good design”?!
Design

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Mar 17, 2019

Against Engagement

I’ve grown weary of building digital products that capture people’s attention. The word “engagement” gets tossed around lightly. It’s assumed to be a positive goal; an engaging digital product is something teams should strive to build. Coworkers have shared the book Hooked by Nir Eyal with me and we’ve discussed…

User Experience

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Against Engagement
Against Engagement
User Experience

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Mar 14, 2019

Who Are Tomorrow’s Gatekeepers?

While issues abound with archiving digital information, I find the future of handling information to be even more frightening. …

Archives

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Who Are Tomorrow’s Gatekeepers?
Who Are Tomorrow’s Gatekeepers?
Archives

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Jan 15, 2019

Zodiac Designs

Happy 2019, designers! Here is some tech-inspired advice for you based on your astrological design sign. Aries: Spinning Wheel of Death There’s literally not enough RAM to keep you running at 100, Aries. You’re the rainbow spinning wheel of death. When you start to hear the motor purring, take a break. …

Astrology

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Zodiac Designs
Zodiac Designs
Astrology

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Published in UX Collective

·Dec 19, 2018

Heuristic evaluation: Goodreads

There are times when a designer or researcher is tasked with evaluating an interface but not given access to actual people. If you find yourself backed into a user-less corner, an inspection method is a great way for you to assess the usability of a design. …

User Experience

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Heuristic evaluation: Goodreads
Heuristic evaluation: Goodreads
User Experience

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Dec 17, 2018

Cognitive Walkthrough: ProPublica

A cognitive walkthrough is one effective method for user experience professionals to evaluate a design. This inspection method allows a single designer or researcher to make suggestions on how to improve an interface without contacting primary users. The focus of a cognitive walkthrough is on an interface’s learnability for novice…

UX

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Cognitive Walkthrough: ProPublica
Cognitive Walkthrough: ProPublica
UX

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Published in DataDrivenInvestor

·Dec 7, 2018

Breaking Blockchain Barriers with Design

Don Norman advises against developing software that is beyond the grasps of human nature and warns of “ever-increasing difficulty in learning the technology, and an ever-increasing error rate.” And yet for nearly 10 years, blockchain technology has been shrouded in mystery for the general population. Blockchain offers designers and developers…

UX

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Breaking Blockchain Barriers with Design
Breaking Blockchain Barriers with Design
UX

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Nov 30, 2018

Designing Leadership That Works

Leadership is easy to recognize but hard to define. The shape of leadership, as it develops in the design industry, is at once familiar and fresh. Given that “design is way less mature than other corporate functions, and its practice and impact suffer because of its lack of sophistication,” it…

Design

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Designing Leadership That Works
Designing Leadership That Works
Design

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Nov 28, 2018

Tech-à-Tête: Osi Imeokparia, Product

I interviewed Osi Imeokparia, an entrepreneur at heart and expert collaborator, for an assignment at Pratt in the spring of 2017. I met her through my husband who worked on the Hillary Clinton campaign. From what I could see and from what I heard from her coworkers, she led the…

UX

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Tech-à-Tête: Osi Imeokparia
Tech-à-Tête: Osi Imeokparia
UX

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Published in UX Collective

·Nov 25, 2018

Design Deets: Dictionary.com app

In the final chapter of his book The Design of Everyday Things, Don Norman says, “Fundamental needs will also stay the same, even if they get satisfied in radically different ways.” A dictionary has been a staple reference tool for learning in the modern age and its use today is…

Design Critique

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Design Deets: Dictionary.com app
Design Deets: Dictionary.com app
Design Critique

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