I've heard some folks say that you should never meet your heroes. The opportunity arose for me to meet one of mine and you know what? Some folks just don't know what they're talking about.
My Journey in UX, Design Systems, & Life
Rants, Ramblings, Random Links, and Unfiltered Thoughts. Enjoy!
Latest Blog Posts & Articles
Ship Faster By Building Design Systems Slower
Phenomenal article on why successful design systems move more slowly than the products they support. A must read by Josh Clark.
· Nov 30, 2023
Inked Originals Competition
Cast your vote to support me in the Inked Originals competition. Vote daily! I greatly appreciate all the support. 🤘🏼
· Aug 26, 2023
Are you on Threads yet?
UPDATE JAN 2025: Based on Meta's new direction. I am no longer on threads. I've been avoiding X (ahem, twitter) as of late and have been trying out Threads, lets connect!
· Aug 20, 2023
My Sacred Geometric Tattoo
I finally wrapped up my geometric style sleeve this week and could not be more thrilled with the process and result. It's bad ass.
· May 2, 2022 · Personal
Removing Line Breaks in Dreamweaver
Ok ok, I know what you're thinking. You still use Dreamweaver!? The quick answer is: I use the tool that fits the job when I need it. So yes sometimes!
· Oct 3, 2015 · Design & Dev
Mobile First & Responsive… Finally!
Since the introduction of Responsive web design, it's irked me that my site didn't look appropriate on different devices and screen sizes. While I know that browsing the web on a mobile device is growing like crazy, it has been a while since I've spent any time working on my own site. I'm happy to…
· Mar 9, 2014 · Design & Dev
Tell the Government to Get a Warrant
A warrant should always be required when the government wants to read your email or any other form of online communication. I thought I would share a way we can help make a change. We deserve the same protection online as we have when offline. If you agree, keep on reading.
· Nov 23, 2013 · Personal
Offsetting Anchor Links with a Fixed Header
I ran into an issue recently where I wanted to use anchors to jump to different sections within a long web page. The problem was every time I clicked the page would jump, but a fixed header would cover part of each section's content.
· Jun 24, 2012 · Design & Dev
Do Clean URLs Still Matter?
Keyword stuffing, uppercase, lowercase, hashbangs, shebangs, query strings, underscores and dashes, websites, web apps, oh my! URLs are something I have been researching and reading about a lot lately and I am a bit shocked by the thoughts of some very smart folks.
· Jul 28, 2011 · Design & Dev