Throw Away Your First Solution

Design is all about solving problems. Sometimes you think you solved a problem really elegantly, and are pretty pleased with yourself. You debate the pros and cons with the team, and it seems like you’ve won. Here’s what you need to do: throw the solution...

Eating My Own Dog Food

Business was in the doldrums for a while, which was the real impetus for my website redesign. I hadn’t done any sales or marketing since I went out on my own, more than 2 years ago, and I had barely done any networking, and only 1 UX event in the past year. With...

Time for Something New

I did it! I flipped back to WordPress from Drupal – again! It was time for a fresh start – something new. I needed a new site, and I needed to do it fast, because as every designer knows, you never have enough time to work on your own website. I actually...