Articles
A collection of personal thoughts about user experience research and interaction design.
Iteration 4 Folio Forge
This iteration was designed primarily in response to user feedback from about 30 participants.
Blessings and Curses
A reflection on my own experience transitioning from software development to illustrate how our backgrounds help or harm our designs.
Iteration 3 Folio Forge
A major iteration, including the first high-fidelity iteration and the debut implementation into code! The application assumed the new Folio Forge branding, colors, typography, and other visual design.
Developer Guidance Visual Essay
This explains the modules and styles used in the Visual Essay template.
Engineering a Notebook Builder Folio Forge
The gory details of the making of Folio Forge.
Color Palette Revamp Visual Essay
I discuss the Jobs-to-Be-Done approach I took to convert a site chock full of ad-hoc color usage to a more systematic color palette.
Design Principles Folio Forge
A deeper dive into the design principles derived from the latest aggregation of user research.
Iteration 1 Folio Forge
First mid-fidelity iteration exploring layout, providing easy access to controls, and helping the user monitor the result of adjusting the controls.
Iteration 2 Folio Forge
Introduce galleries as a way for users to choose what they want more intuitively.
Visual Essay Test Page Visual Essay
A description of the article would go here. Yes, this is filler text, and you'll see much more in this test page.
Ideation Workshop
I combine divergent and convergent ideation techniques in this 60-minute workshop, where participants generate, vet, and refine multiple solutions toward a common challenge. Printable and digital participant forms are included.
The Case for Expressive Input
When the standard HTML5 form input controls are not suitable and the case for the creation of “expressive” input controls.
Svelte Review
My review of the framework after an intense, two-week deep-dive, implementing my first project.
Extreme Art
To create something unique, consider the processes, techniques, and tools you use.
Experiments in Notebook Building Folio Forge
I push the limits of my printer to create a hand-bound, 236-page, 8.5″ × 7″ sketchbook on 105 gsm paper, complete with page numbers and a dot-grid pattern for sketching.
A Notebook Builder Folio Forge
Initial thoughts regarding a web application that helps people customize and print out notebook filler paper at home.
The Temperament of User Research Participants
Match user research activities to your subjects’ temperament and be aware of how their temperament compares with your own.
Habits of Highly Effective Interaction Designers
Of all my thoughts on how to design interactions, here are the ones that have resurfaced most persistently.