I lead teams at the intersection of strategy and design. Autodidact. Polymath. Barbecue acolyte. I start fires (the good kind).
Photo by Jordan Opel on Unsplash Hi, a quick note: I love to hire recent grads, and was on the advisory board of a bootcamp a while back. So, this isn’t a knock on design programs, quite the opposite! I want to ensure you’re prepared to join the… Read more →
Two apps that boost my effectiveness as a colleague and leader Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash, modified by Alex As a design leader, I know that how… Read more →
Strategies from a true story with a happy ending. Photo from Burst, modified by Alex Countless posts affirm what we all know — the job interview… Read more →
A mentor can be a huge boon to your career development, but you’ll need to come prepared Photo: Toa Heftiba via Unsplash, modified by Alex When you’re… Read more →
You can’t manage someone’s performance; you can only help them manage it themselves Dealing with someone who isn’t performing at the level they should be… Read more →
Some topics that I find interesting: Design & User Experience, Leading Teams, Product Management, Development, Business, History & Food & Drink. There are many more subjects in the archives.
“The Tourist Map of Music”
A “crown moulding system … with the added advantage of a built-in wire chase for all your cable management needs.”
A flow design plugin for Figma
“Instantly test how accessible your experience is with the real assistive technologies people rely on — screen readers, magnifiers, and more — from any computer.”
Useful resource for Siri Shortcuts and the Shortcuts app on iOS
“Create Beautiful, Smooth Gradients” I love that the tool helps you avoid the “gray zones”
“Minimal snippets for modern CSS layouts and components” – very handy
Home battery solution
“A single source for UX and product teams to manage their UX copy from design to production”
“an easy to use, open-source, native colour picker for macOS”
a free Mac app that allows you to easily download videos from YouTube and hundreds of other websites for offline viewing
An open-source alternative to Zapier and IFTTT
A complete guide to poll closing times, vote counting, and races to watch on election night from @FiveThirtyEight
A list of Logical Fallacies & Rhetorical Devices with examples
Two Island kitchen 2
Two Island kitchen 1
Three Island Kitchen 4
Three Island Kitchen 3
Three Island Kitchen 2