2016. Whew. Am I right? Hell of a year. Let’s take a break for a minute and just breathe. OK folks, break’s over. Back to work.
Cicadas
I’m finishing my 17th year making money doing the web. The 17th year is significant for me because I grew up around the 17 year cicadas. As a kid I remember finding what’s called Brood IV — the black and orange Magicicada cassinii — around our backyard, their molted shells covering our fence and trees. … Continue reading “Cicadas”
Interdisciplinarianism
People argue about the boundaries between subfields. Is this the domain of UX? Content Strategy? Is it really IA? Does this problem belong to a front-end developer or a designer? Can a usability person do design? Should a developer know CSS? Should a designer know PHP? We all want to stake out our territories. We … Continue reading “Interdisciplinarianism”