Reflections
My lost notebook
Memory, misfortune, and subconscious messages.
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Unfiltered Design
Unfiltered design #2: Informal learning, futility, and standards—oh and I have a podcast now!
Sometimes the word "design" is so heavily associated with just tips and tricks and at some point that gets stale. Good design can only come if our sources of inspiration are broad! So here goes… Informally formal Not only in learning but in work as well, there is
Unfiltered Design
Unfiltered design #1: Teaching design, Apple vs Figma, too many standards, and chess.
Writing has always been about learning for me. I've started posting regularly on LinkedIn using articles I read as launchpads for my own thoughts. This way of making connections is a great way to digest the torrent of information I'm bombarded with on a daily basis.
Reflections
Overcoming indecision
A story about pursuing an entrepreneurial career in design
April Fools
Launching a weather revolution
I'm excited to announce the project that I've quit my job for: WeathAR. With WeathAR, all you have to do it point your camera at the sky and the on-board AI chip in your phone will analyze it and tell you what the conditions are. Together
UX
Why anyone can become a UX designer
How unconventional backgrounds and non-traditional work experience lend themselves to a career in UX
UX
My Experience in Designing a Course in UX
How designing a course about user experience is very similar to my job as a UX designer
Reflections
People with Unconventional Backgrounds Can Find Success in UX
How to take a non-traditional path to a career in UX
UX
An introduction to UX for non-designers
A talk at Concordia University explaining what UX is and what it takes to start building a career in this field
Cognitive Bias
I’m afraid of flying but I bike without a helmet
Observations about cognitive biases and risk assessment
Reflections
Holding my breath
Sometimes when I'm working, I realize that I've been holding my breath. If you've never noticed yourself doing that, then I beg you to pay attention to it just for today. Why? A man wearing a hoodie runs in with a cardboard sign that
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Suboptimal creative release
Last night I sat with a friend and we wrote a rap song. Neither of us can play any music or sing. But it was some of the most immersed I've felt doing anything in a long time. Around 2013 I started reading business books, looking for secrets