Article Archive
All of my own writing works from this site in a handy archive.
Photography by Katie Carpenter of Ryn Creative
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Design and Technology Journal Archive
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May 2019
- May 9, 2019 Data Analytics Summit V, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology May 9, 2019
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March 2019
- Mar 18, 2019 Hands On: Design Thinking Meetup Summary Mar 18, 2019
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November 2018
- Nov 15, 2018 Healthcare Experience Engineers Meet Up: Systems Thinking for Designing in Healthcare by Julie Guinn Nov 15, 2018
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June 2018
- Jun 4, 2018 Fueling Product Design by Partnering with Customers Jun 4, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 25, 2018 User Experience Resources Apr 25, 2018
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April 2017
- Apr 24, 2017 Smart Cities Summit: Apr 24, 2017
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March 2017
- Mar 27, 2017 From Another Angle: A Panel Conversation on User Experience - An Event by AIGA Central PA Mar 27, 2017
- Mar 1, 2017 Asking Questions Mar 1, 2017
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December 2016
- Dec 7, 2016 Aesthetic Accessibility Dec 7, 2016
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November 2016
- Nov 28, 2016 Technical Credit Nov 28, 2016
- Nov 21, 2016 Enhancing Workflow by Doing Nov 21, 2016
- Nov 11, 2016 Using Zeplin for Design Specs Nov 11, 2016
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October 2016
- Oct 27, 2016 Using Google HEART Framework for Determining UX Metrics Oct 27, 2016
- Oct 19, 2016 Selling Mobile First Oct 19, 2016
- Oct 17, 2016 Perception Oct 17, 2016
- Oct 5, 2016 Pixel Hinting for Crisp Icons Oct 5, 2016
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September 2016
- Sep 29, 2016 Designing Systems for Digital Products Sep 29, 2016
- Sep 22, 2016 Importance of Design Systems Sep 22, 2016
- Sep 15, 2016 What is a Design System? Sep 15, 2016
- Sep 8, 2016 Can Anyone Hear Me? Sep 8, 2016
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August 2016
- Aug 29, 2016 Hacking UI Live Mentor Webcast with Jeffrey Zeldman Aug 29, 2016
- Aug 24, 2016 When Your Organization Doesn't Value Design Aug 24, 2016
- Aug 14, 2016 Meet Amy: A Graphic Designer Turned User Experience Designer Aug 14, 2016
- Aug 9, 2016 Understanding Creative Careers Aug 9, 2016
- Aug 2, 2016 Specializing vs. Generalizing Aug 2, 2016
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July 2016
- Jul 25, 2016 Considerations for a Remote-Friendly Office Jul 25, 2016
- Jul 14, 2016 Focus and Do Work Jul 14, 2016
- Jul 11, 2016 Data Isn’t Everything Jul 11, 2016
- Jul 1, 2016 Hiring a Designer for Your Mobile App Icon Jul 1, 2016
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June 2016
- Jun 24, 2016 Organizing User Research Jun 24, 2016
- Jun 22, 2016 Research is for Designers Too Jun 22, 2016
- Jun 12, 2016 User Experience (UX) Jobs on Twitter Jun 12, 2016
- Jun 11, 2016 Using Squarespace Cover Pages Jun 11, 2016
- Jun 8, 2016 Using Pilot Programs to Go Big Jun 8, 2016
- Jun 2, 2016 Questions for Customer Insights Jun 2, 2016
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May 2016
- May 25, 2016 A Story About Failure May 25, 2016
- May 16, 2016 UX Workshop Activity – Red Routes May 16, 2016
- May 6, 2016 UX Workshop Recap May 6, 2016
- May 2, 2016 UX Unfolding May 2, 2016
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April 2016
- Apr 26, 2016 Using SVG Apr 26, 2016
- Apr 18, 2016 Why Hire a Mobile Designer Apr 18, 2016
- Apr 8, 2016 My Component Libraries Talk for the Lancaster Front-End April Meetup Apr 8, 2016
- Apr 6, 2016 Scaling UX Apr 6, 2016
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March 2016
- Mar 28, 2016 Why Wireframes Are Good for Business Mar 28, 2016
- Mar 20, 2016 Ways To Use GitHub Mar 20, 2016
- Mar 17, 2016 Communicating Design Part Two Mar 17, 2016
- Mar 10, 2016 Communicating Design Mar 10, 2016
- Mar 1, 2016 Dribbble Has Advanced Our Industry Mar 1, 2016
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February 2016
- Feb 22, 2016 Building an Audience as a Designer Feb 22, 2016
- Feb 16, 2016 Trust the Process Feb 16, 2016
- Feb 8, 2016 What Users Want: Aligning Feedback with Solutions Feb 8, 2016
- Feb 1, 2016 UX Before It Was Cool Feb 1, 2016
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January 2016
- Jan 25, 2016 The Case for Organized Creatives Jan 25, 2016
- Jan 18, 2016 Web Developers are Software Developers Jan 18, 2016
- Jan 11, 2016 Project Management for Designers Jan 11, 2016
- Jan 4, 2016 Considerations for Pricing Freelance Work Jan 4, 2016
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December 2015
- Dec 22, 2015 UX Education for Pennsylvanians - Updated for 2016 Dec 22, 2015
- Dec 2, 2015 Tips for a Successful Customer Research Interview Session Dec 2, 2015
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November 2015
- Nov 25, 2015 Design Thinking for a Fit Lifestyle Nov 25, 2015
- Nov 24, 2015 Timothy Goodman on "Getting Away With Shit" Nov 24, 2015
- Nov 11, 2015 Design is not just visual Nov 11, 2015
- Nov 8, 2015 The Designer's Guide to Writing and Research Skillshare Class by Steven Heller Nov 8, 2015
- Nov 3, 2015 Setting The Bar High: Two Profound Career Milestones Nov 3, 2015
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October 2015
- Oct 28, 2015 Avoiding Design Burnout with Long Projects Oct 28, 2015
- Oct 15, 2015 Value of a Logo Oct 15, 2015
- Oct 14, 2015 Summary of Design Thinking Keynote from AIGA and Harrisburg UpNext Fest Oct 14, 2015
- Oct 2, 2015 Taking responsibility Oct 2, 2015
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September 2015
- Sep 24, 2015 Creating for Makers Sep 24, 2015
- Sep 21, 2015 re:Charge, Central Pennsylvania AIGA's first Women's Leadership Event Sep 21, 2015
- Sep 10, 2015 Mobile Interaction Prototyping Tools for Designers Sep 10, 2015
- Sep 9, 2015 2 easy steps to get started with GitHub Sep 9, 2015
- Sep 9, 2015 Choosing Fonts for the Web Sep 9, 2015
- Sep 4, 2015 Working within the design process you support Sep 4, 2015
- Sep 2, 2015 Modern approaches for legacy apps Sep 2, 2015
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August 2015
- Aug 27, 2015 How our Design Team uses Balsamiq as a Project Hub. Aug 27, 2015
- Aug 19, 2015 When we all disengage, engagement will be human again. Aug 19, 2015
- Aug 19, 2015 Wearable context design idea: so a guy steps into a restaurant... Aug 19, 2015
- Aug 6, 2015 Marketing yourself as a designer using online tools Aug 6, 2015
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July 2015
- Jul 29, 2015 Things I've learned so far about a fulfilling design career Jul 29, 2015
- Jul 27, 2015 Designing Interfaces for Content Generated by Content Management Systems Jul 27, 2015
- Jul 9, 2015 How Impostor Syndrome Built My Career Jul 9, 2015
- Jul 2, 2015 User Experience Professionals Association Conference vs Creative Design Conferences Jul 2, 2015
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June 2015
- Jun 29, 2015 Organizing and Taking Action After a Conference Jun 29, 2015
- Jun 24, 2015 UXPA 2015 Opening Keynote Jun 24, 2015
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November 2014
- Nov 27, 2014 Web Applications and Content Strategy Nov 27, 2014
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October 2014
- Oct 13, 2014 Transferring Vector from Fireworks to Sketch Oct 13, 2014
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September 2014
- Sep 6, 2014 In-House vs Agency design industry shift Sep 6, 2014
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February 2014
- Feb 20, 2014 This freaks me out Feb 20, 2014
- Feb 13, 2014 Custom Icon Webfont Generation Feb 13, 2014
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November 2013
- Nov 20, 2013 Internet and Rural Life Nov 20, 2013
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October 2013
- Oct 23, 2013 Can Tools Inspire Us? Oct 23, 2013
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July 2013
- Jul 5, 2013 Treehouse for Seasoned Pros Jul 5, 2013
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April 2013
- Apr 25, 2013 Cloud computing Apr 25, 2013
- Apr 5, 2013 OS UX = UI Apr 5, 2013
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March 2013
- Mar 23, 2013 Native vs. Mobile First Mar 23, 2013
- Mar 23, 2013 Cool Stuff You Can't Use Mar 23, 2013
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August 2012
- Aug 23, 2012 User Experience Design in the freelance market Aug 23, 2012
- Aug 19, 2012 Rewriting my traditional web design process Aug 19, 2012
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July 2012
- Jul 20, 2012 Device screen sizes Jul 20, 2012
- Jul 12, 2012 Thirsty Script Jul 12, 2012
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June 2012
- Jun 30, 2012 Sketching Mobile Experience Wireframe Jun 30, 2012
- Jun 30, 2012 Great Web Design and Development Resource Jun 30, 2012
- Jun 28, 2012 Custom Rubber Stamp Logo Jun 28, 2012
- Jun 1, 2012 Pragmatic Marketing Certification Jun 1, 2012
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January 2012
- Jan 24, 2012 Mobile Web Fonts Jan 24, 2012
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December 2011
- Dec 13, 2011 Melany Lane Dec 13, 2011
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November 2011
- Nov 1, 2011 Album Art Digital Evolution Nov 1, 2011
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October 2011
- Oct 12, 2011 Type Inspiration Oct 12, 2011
- Oct 7, 2011 Motivation Oct 7, 2011
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September 2011
- Sep 26, 2011 My Etsy Shop Sep 26, 2011
- Sep 23, 2011 Browser Upgrading in the Future Sep 23, 2011
Type and Lettering Archive
Photography by Katie Carpenter of Ryn Creative
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November 2016
- Nov 10, 2016 Ideas for Your First Typeface Design Nov 10, 2016
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February 2016
- Feb 10, 2016 Practical Steps in Designing a Typeface; Overview of Tobias Frere-Jones Design Details Podcast Feb 10, 2016
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November 2015
- Nov 27, 2015 Free Printable for the Giving Season: Romans 15:13 Nov 27, 2015
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October 2015
- Oct 12, 2015 Typography Tools on the Web Oct 12, 2015
- Oct 1, 2015 How to Improve Your Hand Lettering Skills Oct 1, 2015
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September 2015
- Sep 20, 2015 Setting Up a Lettering Space Sep 20, 2015
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August 2015
- Aug 16, 2015 Typography in a small town Aug 16, 2015
- Aug 3, 2015 Lettering Practice Sheet Aug 3, 2015
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July 2015
- Jul 18, 2015 Update on my Skillshare Project Jul 18, 2015
- Jul 14, 2015 Crayola Light Up Tracing Pad Review Jul 14, 2015
- Jul 2, 2015 List of Typography and Lettering Inspiration on Instagram Jul 2, 2015
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June 2015
- Jun 28, 2015 California Sketch Jun 28, 2015
- Jun 18, 2015 Logo Design Techniques: Typefaces vs Hand Lettering Jun 18, 2015
- Jun 18, 2015 Wedding Card Jun 18, 2015
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March 2014
- Mar 30, 2014 Hand Lettering Skillshare Class Mar 30, 2014
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October 2013
- Oct 23, 2013 Can Tools Inspire Us? Oct 23, 2013
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July 2012
- Jul 12, 2012 Thirsty Script Jul 12, 2012
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June 2012
- Jun 29, 2012 Custom Rubber Stamp Logo Jun 29, 2012
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January 2012
- Jan 24, 2012 Mobile Web Fonts Jan 24, 2012
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December 2011
- Dec 13, 2011 Melany Lane Dec 13, 2011
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October 2011
- Oct 12, 2011 Type Inspiration Oct 12, 2011
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September 2011
- Sep 26, 2011 My Etsy Shop Sep 26, 2011
- Sep 23, 2011 Browser Upgrading in the Future Sep 23, 2011