Writing

A collection of thinking on design, tech, and the art of making sense.

March 5, 2024

That time I ate chicken parmesan five times in one day because our customers cooked it

February 26, 2024

Thoughts on inclusion as a constraint and catalyst for design

December 12, 2023

It’s weird how design systems are so rote, yet so difficult

November 29, 2023

Welcome to unreality

September 13, 2023

AI: Seasoning, not the main course

July 28, 2023

A few echos on hearing that’s not quite there

June 22, 2023

Design syntropy

June 15, 2023

Perceived effort: Cycling, work, and the power of momentum

July 17, 2022

How I stopped worrying and learned to love the AI

January 29, 2022

How I approach writing

December 9, 2021

There, here, and back again: Expanding Sourcegraph from an on-premise product into a cloud offering

strings: the Sourcegraph blog

November 5, 2021

The language of collaboration (and the phrase that gives you superpowers)

November 1, 2021

Mustard

April 30, 2021

Email addresses are a pain in the ass

October 26, 2020

Can You Hear me? No, But We Read You

Fast Company

May 3, 2020

These are Design Principles for Real-time Captions in Video Calls

May 2, 2020

Captions in Video Calls: Better Accessibility, but Harmful Side Effects

March 12, 2020

We Cancelled Our User Research Because of the Coronavirus

September 26, 2019

Stop Relying on Gut Decisions and Define Your Principles

UX Collective

July 22, 2019

Stop Blaming People: It’s a Design Problem

July 17, 2019

The Possibility Gap: It’s Time to Label This Dark Pattern

July 2, 2019

Stoppers & Stallers: What Happens When Your Product Goes Off-Script

June 25, 2019

The Books That Shape How I Think About UX, Brand, and Business

June 13, 2019

The Things We Forget on the Inside Looking Out

May 15, 2019

It’s Time to Rethink UX Design Challenges

May 7, 2019

Is Your Product Team Feeling Stifled?

April 3, 2019

Ship Something

February 20, 2019

What I Ask Candidates During UX Job Interviews

December 9, 2018

Accessibility is Trendy (and That’s a Good Thing)

March 27, 2018

Those Dumb Quotes

UX Collective

March 31, 2017

Distress Signals: User-generated Solutions to Usability Problems

UX Collective

July 11, 2016

Bridging the Moat

March 4, 2016

A Close Look at Closeness

Medium

August 24, 2015

Carry many pairs of shoes

August 20, 2015

Writing

That time I ate chicken parmesan five times in one day because our customers cooked it

Thoughts on inclusion as a constraint and catalyst for design

It’s weird how design systems are so rote, yet so difficult

Welcome to unreality

AI: Seasoning, not the main course

A few echos on hearing that’s not quite there

Design syntropy

Perceived effort: Cycling, work, and the power of momentum

How I stopped worrying and learned to love the AI

How I approach writing

There, here, and back again: Expanding Sourcegraph from an on-premise product into a cloud offering

The language of collaboration (and the phrase that gives you superpowers)

Mustard

Email addresses are a pain in the ass

Can You Hear me? No, But We Read You

These are Design Principles for Real-time Captions in Video Calls

Captions in Video Calls: Better Accessibility, but Harmful Side Effects

We Cancelled Our User Research Because of the Coronavirus

Stop Relying on Gut Decisions and Define Your Principles

Stop Blaming People: It’s a Design Problem

The Possibility Gap: It’s Time to Label This Dark Pattern

Stoppers & Stallers: What Happens When Your Product Goes Off-Script

The Books That Shape How I Think About UX, Brand, and Business

The Things We Forget on the Inside Looking Out

It’s Time to Rethink UX Design Challenges

Is Your Product Team Feeling Stifled?

Ship Something

What I Ask Candidates During UX Job Interviews

Accessibility is Trendy (and That’s a Good Thing)

Those Dumb Quotes

Distress Signals: User-generated Solutions to Usability Problems

Bridging the Moat

A Close Look at Closeness

Carry many pairs of shoes

That’s Enough

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