The main skills associated with our field are usually obvious. If you can prototype, you’re already most of the way there according to academia or BootCamp courses. Sometimes, you might even mix things up and conduct research or heuristic evaluations before you get to the designing part. In my experience…

If I’m being completely honest, I put together this list to print out and hang on my inspiration board. If you’re also someone who often feels stretched thin, then you’ll probably understand how helpful it is to be reminded of things you have already learned. …

The Cat S22 Flip is the Hellcat convertible of the dumbphone world — If you’re interested in the first review I wrote about the Lightphone 2, you can read that review here. My Dumbphone Journey I began 2023 strong by already being a few weeks into my foray into another dumbphone switch, this time taking the form of the Cat S22 Flip — You heard me…

…Unless you’re considering these key perspectives! — Wireframing probably makes up 80% of what a UX designer does, with the latter portions being some mix of ideation, validation, and heuristic evaluations. What I think most people fail to consider has nothing to do with the actual execution of the wireframes, but rather, has to do with the…

These mistakes leave your attempts at networking dead in the water! — I have been both on the receiving end and (as embarrassing as it is to admit) even an offender of some of these fatal coffee chat crimes! …

A cohesive ecosystem of values feeds into each other and supports each other — Here’s the skinny on side hustles: they’re easier when they rely on the same kind of skills. That should come as no surprise, right? When you’re a people person, things like sales, recruitment, and influencing can all work off of the skills you’ve already developed — this specializes you further…

If you aren’t mentoring, you’re missing out — I applied to ADPList.org and was rejected not too long ago. Since volunteering as a Math tutor in middle school and high school, I have been hooked on the feeling of being able to mentor others. Is it all altruistic? Absolutely not. I get a huge rush when people listen…