The Occasional Mentor: On Making Decisions and Getting a Job During a Pandemic

THE OCCASIONAL MENTOR:A semi-regular column based on questions I’ve answered on Quora, heard on Slack groups, and other career advice I’ve given over the prior month. Feel free to challenge me in the comments, if you have a different experience. Below are questions I answered in November. Why do some people randomly do things to … Read more

The Occasional Mentor: On Computing Resources in Digital Humanities

THE OCCASIONAL MENTOR A monthly-ish column based on questions I’ve answered on Quora, heard on Slack groups, and other career advice I’ve given over the prior month. Hope you like it, but feel free to challenge me in the comments, if you have a different experience. Below are questions I answered in July. What Should … Read more

The Occasional Mentor: On UX Certificates vs Conferences

THE OCCASIONAL MENTOR A monthly-ish column based on questions I’ve answered on Quora, heard on Slack groups, and other career advice I’ve given over the prior month. Hope you like it, but feel free to challenge me in the comments, if you have a different experience. Below are questions I answered in May. Is it … Read more

On Pricing Tables and Mysteriously Familiar Background Graphics

I answer questions about UX, Information Architecture and other topics on Quora. A selection of these answers will be reposted on Medium with occasional, minor editing for clarity. I took a break in from posting in January. Following are selected questions I answered in February. Should website homepages have a pricing table? February 23, 2018 … Read more

UX Portfolios, Awards, Priorities and Why Is the User Often “Female”

I answer questions about UX, Information Architecture and other topics on Quora. A selection of these answers will be reposted on Medium with occasional, minor editing for clarity. Following are selected questions I answered in October. What is the most important thing in UX design? Answered October 31, 2017 The User. As an in-house UX … Read more

The Occasional Mentor: Career Advice — College Degrees and the Long, Post-Interview Wait

I answer questions about Careers, Mentorship and other topics on Quora. A selection of these answers will be reposted on Medium with occasional, minor editing for clarity. Following are selected questions I answered in October. Are you going to be an unsuccessful person without a college degree? Answered October 13, 2017 It depends, of course, … Read more

On UX Deliverables, Accessibility, Education and Portfolios

I answer questions about UX, Information Architecture and other topics on Quora. A selection of these answers will be reposted on Medium with occasional, minor editing for clarity. I answered the following questions in June. Is it worth learning UI or UX design? Do you actually use it to build a product? Answered Jun 30 UX … Read more

The Occasional Mentor: How to Advance as a UX Professional

I answer questions about UX, Information Architecture and other topics on Quora. A selection of these answers will be reposted on Medium with occasional, minor editing for clarity.  One of the things that makes a very good UX designer is developing empathy not just for the user but also for your entire team. Knowing what … Read more

On UX Deliverables, Hardware and Being a UX Designer and a Fine Artist

I answer questions about UX, Information Architecture and other topics on Quora. A selection of these answers will be reposted on Medium with occasional, minor editing for clarity. I answered the following questions in May. What are the UX design deliverables? Answered May 24 Early in the history is ASIST’s Information Architecture Summit, there was … Read more