PinnedPublished inUX Planet“Everyone Used to Be a Designer”While it may seem counterintuitive at first, designers are at least partially responsible for always being included in layoff waves.Jan 31, 202325Jan 31, 202325
PinnedPublished inUX PlanetThere‘s No Such Thing As ‘System Designers’ (and Other Random Thoughts On the Scales of Design)If you’ve been part of the experience design conversation over the past 20+ years, you’ve no doubt noticed our discipline’s tendency to…Feb 4, 202119Feb 4, 202119
Published inUX PlanetThe (Not So Obvious) “Point” of Service DesignI’ve spent quite a bit of time over the past few years supporting, mentoring and coaching designers and career-changers making the…Feb 7, 20221Feb 7, 20221
Canada’s Redesigned Patent Certificates Are Now a Reality(or The Value of Small Scale Design Projects During Covid-19)Oct 25, 2020Oct 25, 2020
Raising a Glass to CanUX at 10November 27th, 2010. A few us got there early, ignoring the bitter cold outside to stick 11x17 paper posters to the doors and poles…Nov 14, 20191Nov 14, 20191
The 2018 State of Canadian UX ReportAs preparations for CanUX 2018 were in full swing earlier this fall, we started to look back at our 9 years of existence and we quickly…Dec 21, 20186Dec 21, 20186
The (UX) West… is the BestLast weekend I attended UX Hong Kong, one of my favourite UX events on the planet, for the firth time. UXHK is not the biggest UX…Mar 21, 20183Mar 21, 20183
The Digital Downfall of the GoC: CDS EditionI’m not gonna lie, I was stoked. Even though I heard things were moving behind the scenes, when I read that title in July, the “Launch of…Nov 3, 20171Nov 3, 20171
The Digital Downfall of the GoCIf you’re old enough, you might remember a time when the Government of Canada (GoC) was a leader in the online (web 2.0) space. A time when…Jun 28, 20178Jun 28, 20178
17 Intriguing sub-US$500 UX Conferences in 2017 (IMHO)I consider myself one of the lucky few (or are there a lot of us?) who have a chance to travel to a healthy amount of experience design…Jan 25, 20172Jan 25, 20172