3 years ago I worked for a startup that had been acquired by a large corporation. We were using the daylights out of a rapid prototyping tool named InVisionApp. It had completely changed the way our team designed. Fast forward a year, and a team member at InVision reached out about a job opening at... Continue Reading →
Startup Years = Dog Years
We were in a meeting recently and someone made a comment about startup years being like dog years. Definitely an accurate statement! If you analyze the progress made by a successful fast growth startup in sales & revenue, feature additions & product growth, and staffing additions, each year is often equivalent to about a decade... Continue Reading →
Contribution: Motherhood, Creativity, and Careers: 4 Women Share Their Stories
Their stories are open, raw and really beautiful, we are so glad they decided to open up their hearts and share these details.... http://forcreativegirls.com/contents/on-motherhood-and-creativity/
The Impossible Icon: Giving Designers Nightmares Since The Dawn Of Time
I got to hang out with some of my favorite designers tonight! One of them is working on a project for a niche company that requires them to use solely material icons. The entire project is complete other than one pesky icon. All 6 of us took a look at it together and not one... Continue Reading →
InVision Design Blog Contribution: 7 Tips To Help You Nab Your Next Promotion
A couple of weeks ago, I talked with a friend who had just left a job that paid well and had great benefits, at a company he really loved. I asked if he was comfortable talking about why he’d made the decision, and I discovered the real reason he left: He felt he’d been repeatedly... Continue Reading →
The Powerhouse Leader Your Org Is Probably Missing
So there are all kinds of manager vs. boss vs. person-in-charge-who-you-hate posts kicking around. They define the difference between the various types, talk about their flaws and positive traits etc. I’m going to skip all of that since it’s been hashed out a billion times, and bring a powerful leader that is often overlooked to... Continue Reading →
Are morning people made?
I am a night owl. I always have been and may always be. My most creative energy tends to strike between 10pm and 2am. This also happens to correlate with the hours right after my kiddo falls asleep. I have absolutely no idea how morning people function in life. Have you always been morning people?... Continue Reading →
This Design Life Contribution: Designers, Are You Special?
Hi All! Recently folks have been asking me to let them know when contribution pieces I've written for other publications go live, so I'm going to post them here on the blog so that subscribers are notified. Thank you again for all of your support and for checking out my posts! It means the world... Continue Reading →
10 Traits of Successful Designers
There are 10 traits that I've observed come up over and over again as I meet and chat with successful designers...