Development Practices Software Developers, Have a Feature? Resist This Urge It's easy to get bogged down in detail, but we need to take a big picture approach when defining the requirements of feature work.
UX/Design Techniques Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 2 – Story Mapping Starting a new initiative? Use Story Mapping to do some design thinking, and create a detailed understanding of the user’s experience.
Objective-C Auto-scroll to Latest Entries in UITableView Using Objective-C Here, I'll share a concise solution to implement autoscroll functionality in UITableViews, ensuring users stay engaged with dynamic content.
Growing as Makers Good Gardening = Good Software (or What I Learned While Getting a Horticulture Certification) Curiosity is important, a concept that was reinforced as I finished a horticulture certification from the MSU Extension Gardening program.
Culture (A Lack of) Curiosity Killed the Software Project A shift happening in software is steering teams away from acting with curiosity. Tools like AI and Figma have helped speed up the process.
UX/Design Practices, UX & Design UI vs. UX Design – What’s the Difference and Why Does it Matter? It took years to understand my role as a UX Designer. The distinction became clearer when I saw it in terms of goals, not deliverables.
Designing for Users Don’t Confuse Complex with Complicated, Part 3 – Assuming the Burden All processes have a core of complexity that can't be designed away. The mental burden must be assumed by either the system or the user.
Designing for Users Don’t Confuse Complex with Complicated, Part 2 – Complexity is Part of the Deal Simplicity means it takes less effort to interpret, and complicated means it takes advanced effort to interpret.
Designing for Users Don’t Confuse Complex with Complicated, Part 1: What is Information? We can’t talk about complexity and simplicity without first defining what we mean when we talk about "information."
Figma Build an Almost Functional Search Bar to Use in Your Figma Prototypes Learn how to build a search bar in Figma that accepts keystrokes and mimics the experience of a user typing in real-time!
UX/Design Techniques How to Animate On Scroll in Figma: Part 1 I hope Figma adds the ability to animate on scroll. Learn how to create an animated sticky header scroll effect in this Figma tutorial.
Project & Team Management Overcoming Cognitive Bias for Consultants: Loss Aversion Clients feel a sense of loss when you have to rework old features or reject their ideas. We need to help them reframe their loses and appreciate the trade-offs.
