My first Raw Mix of the year, recorded during my #shelterinplace Facebook live set. It's mostly melodic house with a deep house diversion in the middle. Features tracks by Simon Vuarambon, Luca Bacchetti, Facundo Mohrr, Lee Burridge & Lost Desert, DSF, Volen Sentir …

Managing a Sketch Library doesn't have to be hard. With the right tools, it can be easy to create, organize, and change your library without breaking your production flow.   This is a list of plug-ins I frequently use to manage a complex …

Awe-inspired graphics from Japan today Viction:ary (2019) I’ve been picking up design books from Kinokuniya in San Francisco for over 20 years, so I’ve naturally become a huge fan of Japanese design. Made in Japan shows off a wide range of graphic design …

An early step in UX design methodology is creating user types or personas for your product. For this exercise, I wanted to explore how my app might serve different user types, specifically the timers. A productivity log solves a personal problem I have: …

In my last post, I mentioned I had started working on a redesign for my time journal app. My strategy was two-fold: separate the journal into its own window and simplify the entry pane. I used this opportunity to try out some conventional …

I’m working on an atomic wireframe kit. So far, it only covers basic parts for macOS, but when it’s done it should work for cross-platform applications. I tried out several existing wireframe kits but none of them matched my requirements. Most of the …

I’ve been thinking about starting a new project and/or company for the past year. I had an idea gestating for a while and when I learned Startup School was starting, I decided to join up and take the leap. My app combines productivity …

My partner and I ran an app studio for several years and during that time we released four apps. Our most successful was HD Widgets. The app ranked as the #1 paid app, had millions of users, and maintained a 4.5+ star rating …

I just put the finishing touches on OMG Star Wars, an Android app demo I’ve been working on for the past few weeks. It uses some of the original base layouts but provides a cleaner, more civilized look and feel. I got a …

I was recently contacted about a Senior Product Design role that is potentially a hybrid design & development role. After meeting with them and discussing my Android background, they asked that I do a take-home coding exercise based on the Star Wars API. …