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”

We document specifications to describe how individual interactions on a page work. Above that, we document components (some folks call them molecules), so that reusable elements across sites are described and developed consistently. Above that, we have wireframes of pages or sets of pages, showing the combination of interactions and molecules and content. We document entire subsites … Continue reading “Documenting the core”

I’ve never considered myself a good “ally” to marginalized communities. In light of the shootings in Orlando, it’s felt even more so. I grew up in a place where being even half a standard deviation outside of “normal” meant you were going to get “othered.” And “othering” meant bullying. I heard “fag” and “queer” and … Continue reading “Allies”