From snore to score—7 tips for waking up your slide presentations
About a year ago, I attended a usability conference with three hundred other interactivity professionals ranging from information architects to graphic designers to programmers. So many bright minds...
View ArticleThe kudos economy
“Colonel Hatherence leaned over toward Fassin.—This kudos thing, then, she sent. It is really how they calculate their worth? —I’m afraid so.” In Iain Banks’ sci-fi epic, The Algebraist, the Dwellers—a...
View ArticleThe grass is greener… or is it?
When I started in graphic design, I was often struck with jealousy that other designers got to do high-profile jobs for brand-name clients with huge budgets and award-winning photography. “Their...
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The perils of marketing
Several months ago I decided to sponsor a local technology networking event, to raise awareness of my company and hopefully make some good contacts. Knowing there would be a couple of dozen other...
View ArticleBusiness cards for the 21st century
Business cards are so 20th century, right? Surely, any self-respecting modern company would have ditched the paper rectangle by now in favor of … well, what, exactly? The fact is, even the most...
View ArticleHow to start a peer advisory group
In 2006 I made a coffee date with a designer I met online. We were in the same situation: working by ourselves and feeling cut off from colleagues and peers. Little did I know that was the first step...
View ArticleThree tips that helped me kick ass at the IA Summit
I had ten years of piano lessons when I was a kid and in all that time I went to only two recitals. Both times I strictly forbade my parents from attending (to their relief, I sensed) because I was...
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Don’t be lazy—write that cover letter
I’m amazed that many people applying for high-paying professional jobs submit only their bare résumé with no accompanying cover letter. Yes, a cover letter is extra work—hello, that’s the point....
View ArticleWhat does it mean to be a “team player”?
In addition to possessing “excellent written and oral communication skills,” every job applicant for professional work claims to be a “team player.” Probably because every job description demands that...
View ArticleSwitching careers to UX? Patience is your ally
Anyone who knows me well will tell you: patience is not my strong suit. I’ve learned to hide it reasonably well at the office, but as a general rule I hate waiting. Back in early 2008, during Alan...
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