Corporations Don’t Enable Design Sprints

Like most UX designers, reading through the book Design Sprint by Jake Knapp was an inspiring look into how a lean, agile workforce could be done. I aligned with the philosophy of constant iteration and the ability to unite a team into a single focus for each sprint...

UX Question Ordering

Doctors have an order in which they ask questions and diagnose a patient. To example this, let’s say someone is visiting their doctor due to having some pain in their knee. The first steps begin with direct relevancy to the spot in question. Questions asked...

Accessibility: A Solution To Lawsuits

When a company begins looking into accessibility, there are typically two conversations they’re looking to have. The first conversation is what it takes to genuinely be accessible. How long it takes, how it works, and what’s the cost. However, then...

Four UX Questions For Feedback.

Whenever I’m in a position where I’m expected to provide UX feedback, I will typically start the conversation with the same four questions: What problem are you trying to solve? What stage of the process are you currently in? What kind of feedback are you...

Job Search Priorities

There are three priorities I have when searching for a new position: Societal benefit. Does the company provide a benefit to the world and meet my expectations of ethics and morality? Culture. Will I fit well within the culture of the organization and will my local...

When To Upgrade Tactics: A Musical Metaphor.

In musical theatre, there’s a general philosophy about when and why a performer decides to sing and like UX design, it’s all about communication. When a performer becomes too excited to speak, they sing. When they get too excited to sing, they dance. Their...