I have news! This week I decided to take a jobby job at Bolt | Peters (BP), a UX firm in San Francisco, as their Social Interaction Lead. I am really excited about this and wanted to share my reasons why!
Great people
I have always liked Nate Bolt (El Presidente) and his crew at BP, [...]
This is a short comic based on my experience a few weeks back when I got stuck in bad traffic on my way to a meeting with a friend at Google. I decided to drive 280 South from San Francisco and then cut across the peninsula to reach Google (much closer to 101). I figured [...]
It occurred to me the other day that usability studies were like a fine, french meal when I decided to insert a mini-task within a longer user study. This mini-task reminded me of the “amuse-bouche” in french meals, like the bite of sorbet or other spoonful of citrus goodiness to cleanse the palate. After that, [...]
Last week I made a vision board for 2010, which I have to recommend as an exercise to others! I already had a “themeword” for the year (see my previous post), but I wanted something in addition as a reminder of my goals, hopes, or dreams. When I set out to actually create the vision [...]
Really, this post is a reflection on 2009 and a look forward to 2010. 2009 was a strange year for me—it was like the growing pains of your teenage years.
I started the year as Ph.D. student at UC San Diego. That sounds benign, but in fact, I was facing a department that set me [...]
