A shout-out to all the developers who’ve ever listened to a designer say, “If I knew how many X did Y, then I would know how to design this…” and answered, “Oh, hey, I can get that for you.” Good design requires good metrics. Good metrics way too frequently require developers to use their minimal … Continue reading “Friday shout-out”
Cans of shit and salt speakers
I am not a fan of modern art. I am a fan of some modern artists. Salvador Dalí did some interesting things with surrealism. Piet Mondrian chased ideas about form and color from impressionism to neoplasticism. Jackson Pollock tore down ideas of structure and technique. The Golden Age of Comic Books directly overlapped Modern Art and contains some … Continue reading “Cans of shit and salt speakers”
Rules for Knitting in Meetings
All my life I’ve been a terrible fidget, and I’m easily distracted by visual stimuli. So in college I doodled and wrote stories in my journal instead of taking notes. As an adult, I’ve found that I tend to drift off into work if I use my laptop too much. But knitting keeps my hands … Continue reading “Rules for Knitting in Meetings”