Sometimes we make a guest appearance on a podcast or write a feature with another organization. We’re popping up everywhere, spreading all our goodie-good thoughts on the latest tech, design, and products.
May 9, 2024
•Retail Touch Points
What do Beyoncé, Harvard University and Target have in common? Each has faced legal action over claims they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with inaccessible websites. They’re hardly alone. In 2017, website and app lawsuits totaled just over 800, yet by the close of 2023, the volume had climbed to more than 8,200. And retail is the industry leading the way with the most ADA website lawsuits.
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Jan 6, 2024
•SD Times
Some insights can get the visual side of software design off on the wrong foot and derail efforts already underway, especially when it comes to the user interface and experience (UI/UX). Topping the list is client feedback like “just make it pretty,” a phrase as vague as it is frustrating when you’re a designer looking for a toehold to move a project along. “Pretty” is subjective, right? For one person, pretty could be all about jumping on the latest design trend that pushes the envelope, but for someone else, it’s about sticking to tried-and-true patterns. Adding complexity is that descriptors like “pretty” are moving targets – what’s considered “hot” one day can easily be “not” the next.
Apr 4, 2017
•Startup Grind
For any blank canvas or creative project, everyone approaches it differently. When a client asks me to create a brand for their new idea, I have a general way I go about designing. In order to reveal some of the design mystery, I will share my end to end process. My client, a coworker, wanted to create a space for people to learn how to give or receive technical interviews. It was important to convey with this brand that it’s a welcoming, diverse and a professional resource to everyone on the spectrum of interviewing. He wanted to have a web presence that included a one-page website, a meet up, a blog, and a Twitter account.