Writing
Articles on a variety of topics—from AI and accessibility to usability and front-end development.
How Design Thinking Can Spark Innovation
Problem-solving, innovation, and brainstorming can be hard. The tricks our brains have evolved to be more efficient can sometimes work against us. We can break those roadblocks using Design Thinking and lateral thinking methods.
Leading Effective Client Presentations
A learning mindset—setting aside ego, welcoming feedback, and listening—is key to building consensus in presentations and workshops. And two kinds of empathy—emotional and information—help create resonance.
A Note on Scrolljacking
When designing animations that rely on scrolling, it’s better to piggyback on the browser’s scroll position rather than hijacking it. This post explains the difference.
Accessible Text Alternatives for Narrative Animations
When animations are a integral part of a site’s content, how do you make that content accessible? This article outlines a technique using ARIA roles and JavaScript to provide an equal experience for users that rely on assistive tech.
Sorting Harvest Timesheets and the Importance of UX Research
When your time-tracking tool creates daily friction because of a missing feature, one way to improve its UX is to create a Chrome extension to fix it.
Accessibility is Good for AI, which is Bad for Accessiblity (coming soon)
As more users turn to AI over search engines, it’s more important than ever to have a semantic, machine-readable website. Meeting accessibility standards is the key to this.