The Power of Paying It ForwardAs I have admitted to in previous essays, I am an old, nerdy Boomer who spent way too much time in front of a television when I was a kid…Oct 21, 2022Oct 21, 2022
Rapid Prototyping, Part 3: HTML + CSSThe case for ‘plain vanilla’ web prototypesOct 17, 2022Oct 17, 2022
The UX Toolbox: Rapid PrototypingI geek out over prototypes in the same way I used to geek out over Lego or K’nex or even origami as a kid. I liked making miniature…May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
UX Design and Certified B Corps: A Happy ComboUX and B Corps are like peas and carrots. B Corps got their chocolate in my UX peanut butter. My company’s business model is the macaroni…Mar 29, 2021Mar 29, 2021
Who’s your Daddy?When one has not had a good father, one must create one. Friedrich NietzscheJun 21, 2020Jun 21, 2020
Guns, Balls, & Love — part 4I wrote these essays in order to examine certain violent events in the lives of my progenitors, William Verner and Charles Verner — and in…Mar 31, 2019Mar 31, 2019
Guns, Balls, & Love — part 3For Charles Verner, today was the day. He simply knew it, could feel it in his exhausted bones. He had been unable to drown its growing…May 9, 2018May 9, 2018
Guns, Balls, & Love — part 2William Verner stood ready, shoulder-to-shoulder with his fellow union soldiers of the 41st Illinois Infantry Regiment, near the Pearl…May 9, 2018May 9, 2018
Guns, Balls, & Love — part 1I’m tense, slightly crouched, and breathing deep — in through my nose, out through my mouth, which is held slightly ajar by a chunky…May 9, 2018May 9, 2018
UX DesignIt’s hard to underestimate the impact of UX on digital design, it increases our sphere of inquiry by an order of magnitude. The moment we…Apr 30, 2018Apr 30, 2018
IX DesignI am happy to confess that I am an animation geek. Along with games, animation took hold of me early in my childhood. Even before I joined…Apr 30, 2018Apr 30, 2018
UI DesignThere is a certain fluidity when it comes to these design terms, I’ve found. Ask ten different designers what each of these alphabet…Apr 28, 2018Apr 28, 2018
Why Artists’ Books?I’m hoping to use this year’s Kickstarter Make 100 challenge as a spur to get me making artists’ books again. While I’ve been familiar with…Jan 21, 2018Jan 21, 2018
An open letter to my next employerIf you are reading this, then hopefully you are thinking about hiring me. Thanks for your time and interest! I’m writing to you here for a…Nov 15, 2017Nov 15, 2017
Why sluv..?I recently collaborated on a project that looked at the onboarding process and how it could be improved (specific to our UX team within a…Nov 15, 2017Nov 15, 2017
