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How to Sell Imagination 6 Jul 2013 | 08:27 pm
I recently was speaking with a friend who works as a UX consultant about optimizing websites for lead conversion and sales conversion. I was curious if he had come across any types of “go-to” tricks t...
The Other San Francisco 24 Jun 2013 | 04:49 am
It seems that we can’t get through a single week without seeing another article or infographic about how expensive San Francisco is becoming. And if people aren’t complaining about the housing prices,...
Design with Emotion: When UX Scares People 24 May 2013 | 09:47 am
When I was in elementary school I was terrified of mailboxes. Not the kind that you see in front of suburban houses with a little red flag raised. Specifically, I was afraid of the mailbox shelves in ...
Rethinking ‘Form Follows Function’ 2 May 2013 | 09:07 am
It’s often stated that form follows function. In other words, objects take their current form – their shape and aesthetic look – based on their intended use. We understand what a chair is supposed to ...
We not I 27 Apr 2013 | 08:27 am
“Those leaders who give credit and take blame are more likely to be successful than those who take credit and give blame.” About two years ago during my senior year of college, I was taught to use “we...
I Want to Unplug 17 Apr 2013 | 07:07 am
I sat down this week originally intending to write about unplugging from technology, namely my computer and iPhone. Then I realized that I wanted to write about minimizing distractions, because that’s...
What I’ve Learned from Hiking 27 Dec 2012 | 08:54 am
I hike a lot. Sometimes I go on long hikes, but most of the time my hikes are relatively small. I even started a hiking group called Startup Hike to connect entrepreneurial minded people through shar...
Notes from Braden Kowitz Design Talk 14 Dec 2012 | 11:17 am
Braden Kowitz from Google Ventures gave a great talk at Airbnb yesterday about design and failure. I wanted to share a few of my notes and thoughts from the evening. On Failure Designers fail constant...
Habits vs. Quantified Self 12 Dec 2012 | 11:15 am
I had a fun conversation over dinner tonight with Jason Shen, founder of Ridejoy. A conversation about dietary habits soon morphed into a conversation about creating rituals, quantified self, and all ...
Kippt to Buffer Integration 11 Dec 2012 | 10:25 am
Two of my favorite recent startups are Kippt and Buffer. They’re both amazing tools built by young, creative people. What I love most about each company is how they each took a problem and created the...
