UX & Design The Invisible Work of Design The most critical work of design happens before any pixels hit the page. Let's talk about that invisible work—and why teams should care.
The Software Life Trail Logic: Consulting Lessons from the Backcountry Endurance sports have so much in common with consulting. Here are 5 lessons from the trail that show up just as often in our work at Atomic.
AI for Developers Tame Software Project Complexity with AI: How I Use Cursor to Build a Smarter Knowledge Base I've started using Cursor—an AI-native code editor—to build a searchable knowledge base for my projects. It’s made a noticeable difference.
UX/Design Practices Designing for Everyone: Tools to Help You Nail Accessible Color Contrast Accessible color contrast and strong visual design aren’t at odds. Build a palette that’s on brand, beautiful, and fully WCAG-compliant.
The Software Life Tips for Tech Workers: On Embracing Winter A friend shared an episode of NPR’s Life Kit podcast about thriving in winter, and I've reflected on similar ways I cope with the cold.
Personal Optimization How To Be a Good Internal Consultant Consulting inside your organization is a critical part of being a good consultant in general — something we take seriously at Atomic.
AI for Developers Need a Subject Matter Expert? Build One with AI. What do when you have limited time with a client stakeholder or SME? How about building a subject matter expert with AI tools?
Personal Optimization How I Stay Passionate and Avoid Fatigue on Long Projects Here are a few tricks I’ve found that help me stay passionate and avoid burnout and fatigue when I'm working on a long software project.
Personal Optimization Tips for Successful Remote Work I recently spent a week of working vacation in California. Here are a few tips I will focus on while working remotely in the future.
AI for Designers How to Leverage AI During Research (and When You Shouldn’t) I’m sharing my perspective as a practical recommendation on using AI as a design practitioner, specifically using AI for research.
Culture The Multiple Levels of Onboarding: Company, Role, Project When starting a new job, one must onboard to numerous levels, at varying velocities, and within different contexts.
Project & Team Management What are the Benefits of a Design Backlog? Managing design work is typically less straightforward than development work and not always done as a traditional design backlog.
