As a Speculative Fiction professional writer, I am treated more professionally by science fiction and fantasy publication markets than I am by UX Design conferences. I’m certainly not the only one to talk about the subject of UX Design speaking fees in the past few months. Jenny Sheng wrote a thorough post on her experiences … Continue reading “A “Yog’s Law” for the UX world”

Once upon a time, going to web conferences meant a lot to me. The early Event Aparts changed my career direction. I watched Jeff Veen speak in his story-telling narrative style and thought, “I can do that. I should do that.” Khoi Vinh’s SXSW presentation on the grid was the seminal moment that put me on the … Continue reading “The End of Speaking”

In July, we got a third dog, a Jack Russel Terrier named Myka. We rapidly discovered that Myka’s philosophy on life is (not unexpectedly), “I’m gonna bite it.” Now, it’s important to note that we have two other Jack Russells who we also got as puppies, so we’ve gone through destruction phases before. For example, … Continue reading “Progress, deconstructed”