Recently, a team of accessibility advocates from Progressive visited The Cleveland Sight Center (CSC) to learn about the wide range of services and resources available to individuals with vision loss. The CSC is a non-profit organization that provides vision rehabilitation services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired. The organization helps thousands of people […]
Considering a career in User Experience (UX)? In the field, you'll find various roles like research, design, testing, front-end development, content writing, and management. It's important to grasp the responsibilities of each role since UX is a team effort. For instance, a UX Researcher is key in ensuring products and services align with user needs […]
As a UX professional, one of the key attributes to succeed is collaboration and the Chords of UX is an elevator pitch to help explain the value of UX.Teams working through the software development lifecycle (SDLC) commonly want to understand the time needed to shift left and make incremental improvements to the overall experience. To […]
UX Akron Overcoming Adversity, February 15, 2024 I felt privileged to participate in UX Akron's recent panel discussion on Overcoming Adversity in UX. I deeply appreciated the effort each panelist put into creating thoughtful responses, and how cohesively the discussions flowed from one topic to another. During my presentation, I stressed the importance of integrating […]
Teams working through the software development lifecycle (SDLC) commonly want to understand the time needed to shift left and make incremental improvements to the overall experience. To spark collaboration with your team, consider a simplified user experience (UX) framework for designing, evaluating, and interacting with a digital product called the Chords of UX. The concept […]
This quote inspired me, "When building a product, it helps to move from a Wall Street to a Main Street mindset." Main Street is associated with local communities, small businesses, and the daily lives of ordinary people. On the other hand, Wall Street is associated with big city professionals in the financial industry and large-scale […]
I am excited to release a new single entitled "Every Road Leads Back To You" from an upcoming self-entitled album. The instrumental song was inspired by a friend after his wife died the day after their 50th wedding anniversary. Thank you for listening and your support.
Many people have asked what it takes to create a book. Below are some quick tips to focus your energy to develop a printed or written literary work. Disconnect from digital I discovered that writing on digital platforms constantly makes grammatical corrections. Disconnect from digital and write your ideas down before you start on digital. […]
User Experience (UX) is a blossoming field and there are common terms and theories to grasp. Discover the most common terminology and theories that are encountered during the product development lifecycle. UX Glossary A Aesthetic-Usability Effect - Users often perceive aesthetically pleasing design as a design that’s more usable. Affinity bias - Tendency to […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is "intelligence —perceiving, synthesizing, and inferring information—demonstrated by machines, as opposed to intelligence displayed by humans or other animals. Intelligence encompasses the ability to learn, reason, generalize, and infer meaning." The challenge with anything powerful is its usage. Recently AI has been positioned as a replacement for many professions because of significant […]