A collection of articles I’ve written over the years, largely focused on the intersection of design + technology.
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Dear Online Publishers: Stop the Autoplay
Dear online publishers: Please stop with the video autoplay. You’re getting in the way of me accomplishing the one thing I came to your site to do: READ.
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The Evolution of Google: An Infographic
Search Engine Watch just published a really nice infographic by the folks at Croud showing how the Google SERP (search engine results page) has evolved since the company’s inception in the mid-90s. As I scrolled through, it struck me how new to the scene Google, and so many massive internet companies, still are. And how much…
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Google is Your 2016 Olympics Encyclopedia
Remember when going down a rabbit hole to learn about the newest, hottest Olympic athlete meant clicking on a link in Google search results that sent you on your way around the Worldwide Web? No longer. Google is moving away from being gateway to the Web and towards becoming an actual Web destination. We saw this happen for the 2016 presidential candidates and are…
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Digital Amuse-Bouche: July 2016
How Music Taste Evolved: every top-5 song from 1958-2016, per the site, “so we can stop arguing about when music was still good.” Really fun, immersive user interface that shows when each song peaked to its top position and then dropped off the radar. The interface also keeps a tally of how many weeks an artist has a #1 hit song…
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Digital Amuse-Bouche: April 2016
I’m trying this new thing I’m dubbing Digital Amuse-Bouche, a monthly curation of some favorite articles/reviews. A vote, if you will, for work I find intriguing, fresh, educational, inquisitive, or inspirational. Digital, because that’s what I’m writing about. Amuse-bouche because it’s one of my favorite words I learned as a loyal fan of Top Chef. Literally translating to,…
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4 Things that Happen when SEO and UX Share the Same Goals
If you work in SEO, one of the first questions you’ve been trained to ask a client is, “How do you measure success?” Defining the goals of a website can considerably shape the direction of a Web strategy, honing in on the actions and behaviors that matter. Without concrete goals, measuring performance can quickly become…