She recently decided it was time for her to do something new, and explored options with her existing skills. Here’s what Amy has to say about her journey so far.

Creative work is different than other types of business. It’s not something you do 8-5 and get results from.

The conversation about specializing versus being a generalist is less about right or wrong. I'd like to share some considerations to help think it through.

You may have an all-remote team, some people in an office, or consult with clients on a regular basis. Whatever your situation, these tips can help you think about what works for you.

Multi tasking is super important. Most days it’s a necessity, and I try to keep others moving when I’m holding them up with a question I need to answer. But there are times where we all need to Snooze Slack, close Outlook, and just create. 

Experience doesn't replace research, but aids it tremendously.

If you’re developing an app but don’t yet have graphic resources, here’s what to take into consideration when hiring someone.

 I think that at times it becomes intimidating to think about adding yet another piece into our workflow, but that is overcome with understanding of a simple process.

While others focus on market and business needs, our team is able to contribute by performing research that pairs nicely.

As beautiful as the Squarespace templates are, there are times when a one-off design from your typical website template would be ideal. Usually this need arises for me in two scenarios: when I’m creating a custom questionnaire for client work, and when I hold some sort of presentation or live event.

Constraints give you direction. But, don’t be fooled into thinking you can wait until another iteration to explore a bigger leap. 

While interviewing a variety of internal professionals, I pulled out ideas on how to paint a useful picture of real customers. This week, I'm sharing the questions that I asked our Director of Client Relationships.

A real story about failure, lessons and growth from my own career.

This week, I’m diving a bit deeper into the activity we did as a team of workshop participants and what we learned.

Last week, I conducted a workshop presentation about User Experience Basics. It was a great reminder to me about trusting the creative process and how complex the journey to a simple solution is.

We are all helping to forge best practices by our trials and failures. This can be a pain point in many ways, but it’s also liberating. 

I recently did some research on using SVG in a project. While remembering how beneficial and supported they are, I wanted to share my notes.

 One of the biggest takeaways I learned in my internship on a tech team was that application design was not the same as graphic design. This really intrigued me, and made me realize how much I enjoy making things useful

Last week, I had the opportunity to give a talk to the Lancaster Front-End meet up group. I chose a topic that I thought would be helpful coming from a designer with a programming background; Component/Pattern Libraries.