DESIGN is... (What CEOs Should Know About Design)
Today, design is as important as technology. I was meeting with a startup last week when the principal architect asked me why is design more important now than ever before?
Tales from the trenches: Lessons learned from Netscape, Yahoo!, and Google
I get asked a lot by people for career advice. A lot of the questions center around getting to some destination, such as “How do I get promoted to the next level?” or “What kinds of career paths are available for designers?” In other words,
“Where am I going, and how do I level up?”
New design manager seeking advice
A former colleague, an amazing designer who now finds himself running a team of 18, writes me with questions about managing a design team. These questions might be relevant to many new to design management -- and there are a growing number of them now that more companies are investing in design talent.
Want a job? Act as if you already have the job.
An acquaintance of mine reached out to me about landing an internship for her daughter in product design.
Yoga for Designers
Here are a few simple poses to start a basic yoga practice that benefits the creative process.
Mindful Design: What the UX World Can Learn from Yoga
This article is reprinted from the September 2013 issue of UXPA Magazine.
In this article, I will describe how mindfulness practices benefit designers, based on my firsthand experience as a design executive, mentor and yoga teacher.
Designer seeking advice...
Earlier this week I received a message from a young designer asking for advice on how to land her dream job.
Udacity seeks to solve our greatest education and employment challenges
It’s no secret that higher education as we know it today is not sustainable. The cost of going to college is only increasing, and the nation now has nearly a trillion dollars in college debt. And yet, the unemployment rate in the US is around 8%. People are paying sky high prices for college, only to not find a job.
Goodbye Google, Hello World!
Yes, it's true: after 6 years at Google, I have decided to leave and move on.
Contemplating non-attachment
Book I, Sutra 15, "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali"
Drstanusravika visaya vitrsnasya vasikara samjna vairagyam
The consciousness of self-mastery in one who is free from craving for objects seen or heard about is non-attachment.
Who is the inventor?
The other day, Sophie brought home stencils and coloring pages about inventors including George Stephenson and Leonardo da Vinci. It prompted an interesting discussion with Charlotte as the two of them argued as passionately as I've ever seen them.
Hello Kitty
When I was a child my most treasured belongings were my Hello Kitty accessories: combs, mirrors, address book, wallets, pencils. I loved the compactness of the designs, the attention to detail, the use of high quality materials.
1931: A restaurant that delights
One of the best meals we had while in China was at a small restaurant called 1931 in Shanghai, in the French Concession area. The food could easily stand on its own merit, but there were many non-culinary details of our evening there that made it a delightful experience.