A while back I had the pleasure of sitting down with Geoff McMahen of Outcome Digital to chat about how user-centered design can be damn good for business. And then I forgot to share it. Doh! If you like this episode, be sure to check out the rest of the podcast. Geoff and his crew… Continue reading Why Balance is King When Building Great User Experiences
Category: Work
The Value of Concept Testing for User Experience Design
My friend, Deborah Edwards Onoro of Lireo Designs, invited me to be a guest blogger on her blog where she posts about web development, user experience, and accessibility. Of course, I was happy to oblige! I wrote an introduction to qualitative concept testing, a method I use quite a bit in my design process. Check… Continue reading The Value of Concept Testing for User Experience Design
I’m the new Experience Architect in Residence at Michigan State University
Although I’ll always be a wolverine, my collaborations with the fine folks at Michigan State University’s new Experience Architecture program have taught me that there is more than one Michigan school I can call my own. A new program that just graduated its first class, Experience Architecture is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students to create experiences for people… Continue reading I’m the new Experience Architect in Residence at Michigan State University
2016, A Year in Review
It’s been quite a while since I’ve sat down to reflect on my life, let alone an entire year of it. Chances are I’ll overlook quite a bit. IN FACT, I’ve got to open up my calendar to know for sure what memories belong in this year for fear I’m reporting on 2015. Which is… Continue reading 2016, A Year in Review
Surveys Stink: 7 Mistakes to Avoid a Crappy Survey Experience
For the past six months or so, I’ve been “volunteering” as a survey panelist through SurveyMonkey Contribute. I’ve used SurveyMonkey quite a bit for my personal and UX related survey needs, so when my account manager explained to me how my audience panel would be sourced, I decided to give it a try myself. Unlike paid… Continue reading Surveys Stink: 7 Mistakes to Avoid a Crappy Survey Experience
Context is King
A little over two months ago, my husband, my dog, and I arrived in Portland, Oregon. A week later, I was sitting at my desk at Empirical UX, thinking about what to write for Empirical’s Ask the Expert column “advertorial”. Since I was new on the job, I didn’t have much to go on from… Continue reading Context is King
Saying Goodbye
Today begins my last full week as an Experience Architect at Organic and the only word I can think of to describe how I feel is bittersweet. As blessed as I have been with great jobs in my life, this has been the best one yet. In fact, let me count the ways: Sandy Cumming… Continue reading Saying Goodbye
UX Thursday
I have a confession to make. Up until last week, I had never attended a conference on user experience. Or technology for that matter! In my former life as an educator, I’ve attended my fair share of higher education conferences. Hell, I’ve even been a speaker at a few! But in terms of content, higher… Continue reading UX Thursday
Introducing Ladies That UX Detroit
I’m a little late on making this announcement considering I established the group in March of this year, but play along, will ya? Introducing Ladies That UX Detroit a local meetup group for women working (or aspiring to) in the design and user experience field in the metro Detroit area! Several months ago I caught wind… Continue reading Introducing Ladies That UX Detroit
UXPA DC | Spreading the Word
For my role on the marketing committee for the 2013 UXPA Conference, I’ve been tasked with a little bit of content marketing for the event. If you’re planing to attend the conference in DC in July, check out my latest blog post about one of the keynote speakers: UXPA DC Keynote Speaker: Navi Radjou Talks Collaboration… Continue reading UXPA DC | Spreading the Word