Almost a year ago, I was interviewed for the UI Breakfast Podcast by Jane Portman. While appearing as a guest on a podcast was on my to-do list for a while, I didn't pause to think of the positive ramifications it would have in my professional design career.
Read MoreThere are a few pioneering moments which paved the way for human development. The legacy we leave behind, history as we define it, little ticks in time. The fall of the Roman Empire, the invention of the railroad, putting a man on the moon, the invention of the internet and the creation of emoji. 🎉
Read MoreI feel privileged, lucky, blessed and quite honestly, a bit shocked to be where I am in my career. But as I reflect on my journey, I can think back to a few philosophies and practices that have helped me get here, and will potentially carry me the rest of the way. Today I share these with you in the hopes that they can help you in a similar way.
Read MoreThere are many professions that can't be accomplished remotely. However, there are tons of industries where remote workers can perform equally, if not better, than their employee counterpart sitting at an office. I want to share what might be obvious to some, but an enigma to others, about succeeding while working or employing remotely.
Read MoreMy career has never been a straight path. I have learned over the years to follow my instincts and adopted a go with the flow mentality. This is the story of how that same mentality caused me to have a terrible life experience, and miss a great opportunity as a result.
Read MoreIt is fair to say that establishing life goals is part of our collective behavior. We do this all the time. As UX designers though, I think too often we fall short of truly knowing if our strategy and design execution is meeting our goals. That is if we create design goals in the first place.
Read MoreI am used to working in teams. Up to last September my main job for years was building and scaling design teams. I had the fortune to engage with companies from all sizes and got to work alongside the best individuals in our tiny corner of the UX industry down here in Miami. So it is fair to say that after years of developing procedures, implementing feedback loops across product, design and development teams and tracking velocity, it was a big departure for me to step down from those types of roles to go at it solo.
Read MoreThey say that if you’re constantly repeating a process, there’s a good opportunity for automation. And that is truer than ever in an era that focuses on areas like rapid development, machine learning and AI. As designers though, we often quietly struggle with doing things a certain way with the only excuse that we’ve been doing things that way forever.
Read MoreI am a big fan of inbox zero. It started for me back when Mailbox was released for iPhone, way before going over to Dropbox’s hands. I remember being on their release waiting list and got the app as soon as I could. Since then, the way I use my email changed forever.
Read MoreI’m sure you’ve noticed that the acronym UX is used more and more these days. While User Experience is not a term that only applies to an app development lifecycle, more often than not we refer to it as such. As the world becomes more aware of “UX” as a keyword, its true meaning gets blurred while hiring managers and recruiters struggle to build a solid team.
Read MoreThere’s something eery about my last day at work. A lot of uncertainty in the air, some self doubt, a lot of hope and an unshakeable tingle in my hands. Faces that will be missed and meeting cancellations. With all of that, there’s also deep, personal thoughts.
Read MoreI’ve done it. I have fallen prey to the 9–5 and it’s been far too long since I touched a pixel for pleasure. Even more horrid is to think that the year is over and I didn’t write, produce or publish any real personal work. So now that I have a bit of a break I’ve decided to fix that.
Read MoreWorking as a Creative Director for a mobile application development company, I am constantly having to envision user experiences for many projects at a time. One of the biggest challenges about the business isto understand your client's needs, explore their ideas, improve their vision and canalize their focus based on your research and expertise.
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