What the heck is design?
Design should serve your team, not the users
I'm going to die
Life is short. Avoid BS.
Good design = 💰💰💰
Sell good design, because good design sells
Writing makes you a better designer
Clear writing exposes sloppy thinking
I completed my MBA
Teaching myself how to business
How I took down a billion-dollar trading platform
Don't let designers push to prod
Design is in a rude awakening
We're caught between tooling vs thinking
Debt is leverage
Design debt isn't always a bad thing
How to maximize your luck
Create serendipity vehicles
Luxury is boring
Experiences > Things
Good enough
Ideal design inspires
Nobody likes Switzerland
Avoid ruinous empathy
I don't feel like writing
But I must be consistent
I'm opening a bakery
Cake slices > Atomic Design
Indian mangoes are better than Pakistani mangoes.
Create memorable experiences.
Figma has peaked
We're turning into pixel pushers again.
Your life is scrolling by
Infinite scroll is a nefarious UX pattern.
The Messy Middle
Dreams are cheap.
White skin matters.
Desis are mad racist.
I bankrupted my multimillion dollar business.
Operating the first escape rooms in North Jersey.
Catnip for Builders
Tinder for knowledge.
I don’t want my designs to accidentally kill people.
Building digitally is a lot less stressful
I don't hang out with poor people.
And that’s a problem. It makes me less grateful.
Design has an identity crisis.
Our primary job is to visualize possibilities
Working in-person has its benefits.
Plan in person, execute remotely.
Let me feel insignificant, dammit.
Solar eclipse 2024
Scale is a dirty word.
If it only benefits a few.
It's ok to slip.
As long as you get back on track.
Why I write publicly.
Confronting my two biggest fears.
The design process is broken.
Map it out.
Can you retire with $90,000?
Yes. Live small.