Taiko and life lessons at Ignite Phoenix (with video!)

This past Tuesday, I presented my talk, “Everything I Know, I Learned From Taiko” during Ignite Phoenix, an evening of timed, 5-minute presentations (20 slides, 15 seconds each). The event, held at the Tempe Center for the Arts, was sold out, so I spent five minutes in front of 600 people talking about the joy [...]

Pattern photos from my Web App Summit workshop

During my workshop at Web App Summit 2009 in Newport Beach, I divided the attendees into four groups and had each one go out into the hotel to photograph design patterns related to specific topics. The groups sought out patterns on navigation, information, privacy & security, and conversions. These patterns served as the basis for [...]

You-see-me-I-see-you

A list of my upcoming speaking engagements. Over the next couple of months, I’ll be in Austin, Newport Beach, San Francisco, Seattle, and even Dubai to talk about quick usability improvements, design on a budget, and interaction design frameworks (the subject of the new book). I hope to see you there! [...]