Published in Bootcamp·PinnedMember-onlyThe Three Questions Junior UX Designers Can’t AnswerI recently started doing contract UX work for a company based out of Chicago. In our first conversation, the principal designer told me how happy she was to have another designer on the team. When I asked how long she’d been looking to hire, she told me five months. “Was…Visual Design4 min readVisual Design4 min read
Published in Bootcamp·PinnedMember-onlyThe Three Qualities of a Senior UX DesignerLast year I was approached by a recruiter for a company who asked if I was interested in a senior UX design role at a mid-sized fintech company. When I declined, the recruiter seemed confused. “You have five years of experience as a UX designer, you’ve led design teams, and…UX4 min readUX4 min read
Oct 30Member-onlyElon’s Twitter Takeover Will Kill UXOn Friday, Elon assumed control of Twitter, immediately firing most of the C suite, dozens of executives, and then swinging a reaper’s blade through the ranks of employees he could reach. …UX3 min readUX3 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Sep 15Member-onlyUser Research is a Waste of TimeThe 2007 post-apocalyptic horror movie I Am Legend, starring Will Smith, had a bizarre ending. Humanity has been destroyed irreparably by a virus that turns humans into strange vampire creatures that fear sunlight. Robert Neville is a researcher who spends his days alone, attempting to study these creatures and find…UX4 min readUX4 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Updated Aug 24Member-onlyIt’s okay to be okay at your jobA friend of mine had just finished her second year as the sole UX designer at a medtech startup in Seoul when she was complaining to me about her job. …UX Design3 min readUX Design3 min read
Published in The Digital Sportsman·Aug 19How to play Moonar OverseerMoonar Overseer is a brand new incremental game from the partnership of Fox & Farthing and Playfix.io. As an incremental game, your goal is to increase production as much as possible in order to unlock all buildings. You’re overseeing a moon city and want to mine as much regolith (moon…Mobile Games2 min readMobile Games2 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Jun 15Member-onlyYou’re never going to get hired as a UX designerI know you’ve seen the articles, the videos, the tweets. Six figures in six months! Your gangplank into tech, no experience required. Learn on YouTube, apply online, humblebrag at Thanksgiving dinner this year about your stock options, your company computer, your beanbag chairs and office laundromat. It’s easy, right? …UX Design3 min readUX Design3 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Jun 7Member-only5 habits to make you a better UX designerA friend of mine is a killer artist. When he draws from life, doodles a cartoon or sketches something on a napkin, it’s absolutely remarkable how the pen strokes go from a disjointed scramble to something immediately recognizable in a few seconds. I always ask him how he got so…UX Design4 min readUX Design4 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Updated Jun 6Member-only3 steps to create a design system that doesn’t suckWhen I was fourteen I wanted a Macbook so bad I was practically bleeding out my eyes. Unable to get one, I decided that I would just design my own operating system to rival the multi-billion dollar behemoth of Apple Computers. Armed with a curve sled, a ruler, a compass…UX4 min readUX4 min read
Apr 13Member-onlyThe UX of WarDespite the warnings from Western intelligence agencies, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in March sent shockwaves through the political, economic, and ecological world. As world governments scrambled to give aid, distressed citizens across the world took to the internet to speak out against the unearned violence and search for ways to…UX4 min readUX4 min read
