Writing

Beautiful, human-centered design isn’t appreciated by an agent.

Figma isn’t real. Imagined systems aren't a substitute for real ones.

80% of the people only need 20% of the features.

You don’t want to have a conversation with your computer, you want to build.

Atomic design was in use more than a decade before Brad Frost popularized the method.

Rebuttal to a widely-read article on visual design titled There is no grid.

A lighthearted response to a popular series of articles critiquing trends in visual design.

Shaming confusing and deceptive e-mail unsubscribe practices.

The important thing is how well your design works, not what people think of it.

A future of touch interaction in which screens are as big as our bodies want them to be.

A call to do better than thoughtlessly reuse default browser dialogs.

Reviewing the basics of interaction design as they relate to forms on the Web.