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Fallback ~ A Sketchnote

What happens when "the whole thing goes down"? A few years ago I was struggling in a leadership role that was not a good fit. Despite my best efforts...despite my…

Do We Have Enough?

A Shelter-in-Place Toilet Paper Estimator Worksheet On March 16th when the shelter-in-place order was given for California, the big news was that no one could get toilet paper. Everywhere was…
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[Podcast] People Doing Interesting Things

March 10th episode of What is Wrong with UX In this episode, Kate and Laura talk about a few interesting people who are doing interesting things and how we can…

A pocket guide to practical UX Sketching

A few years ago when I was co-founder of the startup Luxr, I pulled together a handful of helpful sketching tips and published The Pocket Guide to Sketching...a 1-sheet zine-style…
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[Podcast] Technical Literacy

February 25th episode of What is Wrong with UX In this episode, Kate and Laura insist that, while designers don't need to know how to code, they do need to…

I’ve been sketching Memory items

Like many people, I'm going through beloved possessions and de-possessing of them, buoyed by Marie Kondo's Konmari method and Swedish Death Cleaning. Because physical objects embody memories of people, places…
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[Podcast] Storytelling for Designers

February 11th episode of What is Wrong with UX In this episode, Kate and Laura tell long winded stories about telling stories, bringing the drunken blathering to a whole new…

Charmed: the Tiny Sketchbook Project 2020

It's January! The time of year for the annual Tiny Sketchbook Project from the Brooklyn Art Library. This year I've been sketching memorabilia...on idea that's been knocking around my head…