Published in UX Collective·Updated Oct 30, 2020Stop evaluating Product Designers like we’re Visual DesignersI cannot count the number of jobs I’ve been turned down for because the hiring manager was looking for someone with “more visual design chops.” It’s infuriating and I want to unpack why. — 1. Visual Design is Only Part of the Job I remember my first UX job and assignment very clearly. It was in early 2015 at an online ticketing company. I was tasked with adding a privacy setting so users could choose whether or not to share their contact information with venues. I remember looking at the settings page.Product Design11 min readProduct Design11 min read
Feb 19, 2019In Defense of Defensive DesignersI presented some case studies to an agency that was considering me for an open position. I was pretty excited about them and chose some of my strongest work. I was about 10 minutes in when I got a clear vibe that I was not doing well. I knew hiring…Design7 min readDesign7 min read
Jul 15, 2018Everything I Wish I Knew When I Started Using FramerI’ve recently started using framer for my Capstone project at Carnegie Mellon. Suffice to say, I am definitely in the Framer cult now despite some original hesitation. I’m writing this quick and dirty guide for my teammates, but I figured it might be a useful post for the UX Community…Prototyping11 min readPrototyping11 min read
Aug 27, 2017Case Study: Share and TearAn app that simplifies door ticketing, provides security, and needs no scanners. Created: July 2015 Platform: iOS Role: Product Designer, Visual Designer Objective In 2015 TicketBiscuit recognized a large unserved market for online ticketing: high school sports. The barrier to entry was the complexity of most online ticketing services. While online…UX4 min readUX4 min read
Jun 4, 2017Practical Things I Learned From My First User Experience Design GigI worked for two and a half years at TicketBiscuit. An online ticketing Company in Birmingham AL. This was my first user experience job, suffice to say I learned a ton. While there’s plenty of resources out there telling you how to be a better UX designer, I find most…UX7 min readUX7 min read
