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.
Double the brightness of the M1 Macbook Pro
Customizable felt wall tiles to dampen noise
A series of zines about the ways organizations coordinate
Stock options, RSUs, job offers, and taxes—a detailed reference, including hundreds of resources, explained from the ground up, for both employees and managers.
A modernization of the excellent 1993 strategy game “Master of Orion” by Ray Fowler
“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
