by John Coleman | Jan 18, 2013 | All Posts, Featured, Rambling Jibberish |
Especially when it comes to personal projects, often, starting can be the hardest part. Now, I know this is not true for everyone, but it sure is for me. For some reason, finishing is way easier than starting. In fact, once I get into a project, there is almost a...
by John Coleman | Jan 10, 2013 | All Posts, Featured, Web Design |
I was thinking the other day about how some products and services are just magical. How they seem to know what I want before I do, how they work exactly the way I expect them to, and have enough flourish around the edges to truly create an incredible experience. More...
by John Coleman | Jan 8, 2013 | All Posts, Business, Featured, Rambling Jibberish, Web Design |
As creative people, or maybe even as just people, we all get stuck in a rut. We seem to go through cycles where there just seems to be a cloud following us around, affecting our mood (and probably our work) wherever we go. These cycles are interesting to observe,...
by John Coleman | Dec 31, 2012 | All Posts, Featured, Rambling Jibberish, UX Design |
Yes, yes, I know, 2012 retrospective blog posts have become cliche (mostly for good reason). However, there is one thing that struck me about this past year that I do not see anyone talking about. Sure, this past year has had tons of gaffes, missteps, and general...
by John Coleman | Dec 21, 2012 | All Posts, Bad Design IRL (In Real Life), Featured, Rambling Jibberish |
This past Sunday I got home for a week-plus long trip down to S. Cal. The sun, in a word, was awesome, and it was a great trip. However, there was one experience that still sticks out in my mind. It is an In-Real-Life (IRL) UX issue, one of those issues that just make...
by John Coleman | Nov 12, 2012 | All Posts, Featured, Rambling Jibberish, Web Design |
The other day I was having a conversation with a fellow web designer, and the topic of current work came up. This designer mentioned to me that he had just written a quote for a web app project, but he did not really want it, so he quoted it high. This struck me as...