Each week, looking back over what has been an influential read is something of a joy and a hurdle. It’s a joy because there are connections made with particular items. There are insights, dissections, and connections which have made an impact at that very moment. Or maybe, it was an impact better … read more

Bending UX to see other vectors of organizational ethics A friend and I joked about a photo sent to him. He asked about the name scribbled on the cup. To him and his SE USA context, it came across as a push/play on the term “field negro.” To him, it was a bold play. Now, the name on the cup … read more

Paradigm shifts are interesting. Usually, we don’t recognize there has been a change until after the changes happened. But, there are a few people who live on the precipice of those changes. People who, for better or worse, have their senses already tuned to what the shift will be and can recognize … read more

A common question grants a canvas to an uncommon answer: ”So what exactly do I/does Avanceé do?” Heard somewhat often because explaining “experience design” to those who may be around design tangentially is a dice roll. For those who are familiar with design and it’s many permutations, an … read more

To be mindful or to be inspired? That’s where aspects of the week land when we talk of themes. Perhaps that is not a bad thing — seasonal contexts notwithstanding. Where some might design a better experience, others themselves inspired to do a bit more than simply exist. Aims of some of our most … read more

Collaborative software is validated through collaborative experiences before its individual features One of the challenges in training software and process is found in the disconnect of knowing the features of an application/service/device, and the context in which it wants to be best used by those … read more

As mentioned earlier this week, wanted to get back to letting the notable links/reads of the week sit on this pattern. It’s not that sharing a daily links blog is not important. But, it makes more sense through curation when you can figure out what some of those things look like, and how it impacts … read more

Some weeks back, started to share notable reads as a daily, rather than weekly supplement. And while this was a good idea from the standpoint of traffic (likely, don’t even look at the stats) and visibility, much about what this space is has gotten lost in the spreading. For example, part of the … read more

Moving back to the weekly share next week. Noticed a few things effected by the lack of better curation, especially from a retention-application standpoint. Read What You Love Until You Love to Read Read at 5:28 PM Health care’s huge cybersecurity problem - The Verge Read at 2:33 PM Muse: designing … read more

Opinion | Why It’s So Easy for a Bounty Hunter to Find You - The New York Times Read at 11:13 PM Heaven or High Water – Popula Read at 6:48 PM Millions of Facebook Records Found on Amazon Cloud Servers - Bloomberg Read at 6:32 PM Avo, Stadia, Arcade, Bandersnatch, and the New Grammar of Television … read more