It’s officially been 6 months since I made the switch to UX from a Creative Strategy and Social Media Marketing role, and wow, I haven’t made a better decision since going to Pancake House on unli-spaghetti and tacos day. Making the switch took me nearly a year to do, and…

It’s always refreshing to watch how we can use design thinking to create social impact. Design thinking and innovation go hand-in hand and thinking like a designer can help us tackle the biggest problems society faces today. In a world where climate change is still a very real threat, and…

UX+ 2020 is the first UX conference I’ve attended, and funnily enough, the first online conference I’ve ever attended as well. …

How I Started My Teaching Career In The Middle Of A Pandemic Overview I never imagined that in my first teaching experience, I would never meet my students in person. But the pandemic has created a new normal in industries including education. …

I always thought of work and play as dichotomies. You can’t work and play at the same time. My dad used to reinforce this notion that if you’re having too much fun, then you’re probably not doing anything productive. And this line of thinking stuck with me, and built this…

Many designers and marketers have the desire to build beautiful websites, with fancy animations, artistic typography, and bold designs that wouldn’t look out of place in a modern art museum. But aesthetics mean nothing, if no one understands what you are selling in the first place. — The Penbrothers website crucially needed to be revamped, since most of our digital marketing efforts are directed to generating B2B leads from the page.

Many Agile coaches talk about the challenges of scaling Agile to larger teams, but more often than not, a common challenge that many smaller organizations face is, how do you practice Agile, when the whole team is only composed of two? — I ran into this interesting dilemma in Penbrothers, where there were only 2 people on the development team, the web developer, Ruben, and I. Now, for those who aren’t familiar with standard composition of Agile teams the roles are usually divided like this:

Do know how yelling affects ADHD? It probably affects you more than you think. Many ADHD-ers experience getting yelled at; especially during childhood, from siblings, parents, and friends. — If heated arguments, and screaming matches is your go-to problem-solving move, then this may be a result of getting yelled at as a child. Many people with ADHD seem to be locked in a struggle with self-destructive habits such as; forgetfulness, dealing with authority figures, and carelessness. …