I've been on a crusade to abolish hamburger menus, also known as basement menus. They were introduced or perhaps popularized by the early Facebook app. Like an epidemic is spread.  It's curre...

I've had the Apple Watch since it launched and it's now a glorified accessory. The utility is marginalized and it's 100% because of software design decisions. It does too much. You wouldn't t...

Most designers take readability for granted. It's easy to assume that people have a similar perception, but the reality is that our eyes are as different as our personalities. As a quick exper...

In the late 90’s Microsoft was the dominant player and that made them arrogant and defensive to competition. Every competitor had to be attacked. AOL → MSN Live Netscape → Internet Explorer Yahoo ...

I've been a skeptic of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) for years. The 3D technologies have been around since the 80s, and for just as long, people have been figuring out how to...

Back in the early days of Raizlabs I emailed Steve Jobs. I told him we were going to change the world and he should listen. He did. We got a meeting out in Cupertino with members of his team. ...

There are five stages of leadership that a company or individual can go through. When I started my company these stages seemed simple and fluid, but as I progressed through the stages and watc...

I first heard the term user experience (UX) back in 2001. I liked the idea that the experience of a user is more than the pixels on the screen, and that it should encompass everything from unb...

Happy new year! I hope you’re thinking of having a productive year. I am too. It’s been a great 2014 and I’m planning on an even better 2015. One of the goals I’ve been considering is writing ...

I'm giving a talk later this week at the BostonAppExpo. I hope to see you there. The Boston App Expo is a showcase of some of the best mobile talks and technologies in the region. My talk wil...