Since I got my first music cassettes and my first walkman, I’ve become obsessed with specific albums and just listened to them over and over. Music became entangled with specific people, places, and events. Raking leaves in mom’s side yard: Born in the USA. Riding the bus to school: Fascination Street. Walking through north Tacoma: … Continue reading “2 projects, 2 elections, 2 soundtracks”
Design Ethics in Practice
Designers don’t have to swear a Hippocratic oath, but as digital design continues to grow as a critical part of many industries, it will become more important than ever to follow a similar goal to “do no harm”. While the concept of “empathy” has been written about by designers to the point of being a buzzword, it’s … Continue reading “Design Ethics in Practice”
Desk time
In 2016, my average day looked like this: Standup (15-30 minutes, YES I KNOW) Requirements / story writing (1 hour) for next sprint of main project Discuss detailed design issues from current sprint (30 mins to 1 hour) for main project Visioning/discovery for next release (2 hours 3x week) for main project Meeting for secondary/tertiary/quaternary project (1 … Continue reading “Desk time”