What I Do
I'm currently designing SaaS applications for Opower, who help people understand and reduce their energy use. About me
My Recent Writing on Design
- UX, agile, and front-end development
- Two recent articles on UX Matters, one on Agile UX, the other on UX and front-end development, have reinforced my thoughts on how product teams can improve requirements definition, and how adding a front-end developer to the UX team can help ease the transition between product vision and implementation.
- Design with trust, ask questions
- The most important lesson I learned this past year is that when I don't understand something, I need to ask questions. I've found that overcoming any embarrassment, shame, pride, or ego, and pushing myself to ask seemingly ignorant or naive questions is actually my responsibility as a professional.
- Design Education: Interview with Ethan Resnick, Student at NYU Gallatin School
- Design Education is a series of interviews that explore the expectations and experiences of today’s designers. Ethan Resnick studies design with a focus on systems at New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, and has worked with design legend Khoi Vinh and big names like 20th Century Fox.