So I’m at a party and…

One of the common frustrations I face as a designer of digital products / interfaces / software is not just dealing with stubborn engineers or misguided marketers, but also trying to explain myself to random strangers at social events, like a holiday party :-) There is no one single easy compact description…unlike doctors, lawyers, accountants, […]

Mastering Design: a book idea?

After several fits and starts I’m finally getting serious (maybe!) and writing a book based upon my professional experience as a designer in Silicon Valley. Whew. Let’s see if this works :-) So far I’m thinking it will be written, designed, and published by me, as a purely knowledge-driven creative endeavor. My ultimate intention is […]

Back from hiatus! 2011 blog posts…

FYI, after a long hiatus I’m finally back with some posts based upon recent reflections from my first full year as a principal designer at Citrix, helping guide a difficult but rewarding (and very much ongoing) revolution in enterprise software design, per principles of simplicity, humanism, and beauty. Whew! :-) Lots of progress made and […]