Design Researcher and Lead at IBM.
Austin, TX
Joined January 2016
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Someday, orgs will learn to engage UX or PM teams in buying enterprise software, so someone gets clarity on requirements before writing a big check for an implementation that will fail.
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Figma acquisition shows how hard it is to turn money into software. You'd think for $20B you could build something as good as Figma yourself, but you can't. Software is art.
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Austin has a housing problem, to put it mildly. I wrote about the city's effort to revise its land development code and build more affordable housing — and the lawsuit that stopped it — for @CityLab bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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I am looking for a Ukrainian designer to create a logo and other designs for my upcoming substack newsletter. DM me if you are interested in working with me.
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The hardest part of UX design?
Stakeholder management.
Soft skills become more important than hard skills as we move up the career ladder.
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I'm hearing more and more designers resistant to the extensive interview process.
Take home assignments, whiteboard challenges, 1 hour portfolio presentations etc
This can be exhausting and feel like a full time job.
Does this need to change? How could this be improved?
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☺️ me, a designer — we should introduce a nice little walkthrough for first time users to help educate them on the product
😬 me, a user — dear god get rid of this thing I'll figure it out myself
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This is correct.
We worked our asses off to deliver a Democratic Senate. Are you going to do something to deliver for the women who got you elected or just fundraise off of it?
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NEW: COVID hospitalizations in the Austin area are back down in Stage 4 territory for the first time since late July.
Not officially declared Stage 4 yet, tho.
ICU patients at lowest level since Aug. 10.
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Hey, Austin: @thirsty_planet is giving away free cases of beer to anybody who gets their #COVID19 vaccine at its headquarters tomorrow from 2-6pm. wavy.com/news/health/coronav…
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Remember when Texas used to brag about its grid as a competitive advantage? – at Paris, France
Texas loses to Oklahoma on electric vehicle company Canoo’s ‘mega-factory.’ Power grid cited as one reason. #LeadershipMatters dallasnews.com/business/tech…
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1/ We now know that the Texas government’s repeated failure to modernize our energy systems killed over 700 Texans in February’s winter storm.
buzzfeednews.com/article/pet… – at El Paso, TX
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Design is 20% creation and 80% communication.
Most of that 80% is asking a lot of questions.
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Austin folks! Need a shot? You can come to the Delco Activity Center Until 7:30 PM! No appointment required. Tell a friend! 💉 @KVUE
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If you or your family had to evacuate your home due to storm damage and you have insurance, your policy might cover your costs. If it doesn't, the federal government might be able to help #Texas
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