Optimist. Virgo. Knucklehead. UX / UI designer and front-end developer. Co-founder of @HelloDative and my two kids.

Cape Cod, MA
Joined February 2008
For those people on Twitter who aren’t convinced that user experience design (UX) is *critical* for new user adoption and product-led growth, just try signing up for Mastodon. #ux #uxdesign #mastodon
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I’ve got an idea. Hear me out. A coworking space… Where you can bring your dog.
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It’s my mission to singlehandedly make “N.B.” popular in writing. It’s just as good as “e.g.” and even better than “i.e.”
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Dear @zapier - I love your service and have been a paying customer for years. Suggestion: when you force someone to change from a legacy plan, please have the checkout experience reflect that situation. It’s very different from someone who is actually “downgrading” their plan.
I’ve never had the privilege of working with Kevin, but can attest that he is an awesome human being and excellent leader/mentor.
We are growing our design team. Over the last 25 years I've been working in design, I’ve been given the privilege of building great design teams in many different contexts. When given this opportunity, I focus on nurturing a team culture where designers thrive. (1/6)
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Heads up for my fellow web peeps… @mediatemple is completely borked. I’d recommend you move providers if you haven’t already.
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Life’s easier when you assume everyone else is also trying their best.
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Gmail’s “Vacation Responder” settings take three clicks and scrolling to the very bottom of the page to find. This shows you how much they (and many companies, unfortunately) actually prioritize and promote a work/life balance.
If I ever had tons of money and started an angel investment fund, I would call it “lowercase capital” because, I mean, c’mon.
This one comic by @jonathanstark literally made the concept of selling hours vs. outcomes click in my brain like legos snapping together. Total a-ha moment. jonathanstark.com/ditchervil…
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Related to that: I love to write and share ideas, tips and occasional dad jokes. If you’d like to get on my weekly email newsletter, here’s the link: hellodative.com/newsletter/
Anyone else feel like their brain is just 9,583 open browser tabs?
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The first rule of wordle is you don’t talk about wordle
Any of y’all know a person or agency for hosting and maintenance of an ASP website? A local #capecod organization is in need of a new provider and it’s not in my wheelhouse.
My son (11) asked to cut his hockey hair to a mullet. Where did I go wrong? Apparently, mullets are cool (again?) with the youths. Not sure if it’s “cool cool” or “ironic cool.”
When the old woman cautioned me “may you live in interesting times,” I certainly didn’t think she meant this.
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In this season of thanks, we have many things to be grateful for. Especially having wonderful clients like Environmental Operating Solutions. To all our clients, friends, and colleagues, we hope your holidays are filled with joy!
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