Tech Life

What is UX

Nick Finck says it well… We are in the middle of it all, creating an “experience” that should be practically invisible for the user, allowing seamless access to the content, while fulfilling the needs of both management and marketing. We are (to varying degrees) designer, wireframer, coder, front-end developer, content creator, copywriter, and project manager. …

What is UX Read More »

Minifying Tools

We all know there may be numerous tools for any job. Time permits, perhaps a cursory glance, before going with one tool. In a team environment the decision to go in one direction, with a tool or framework will set the path for years. Recently, i have been reconsidering the process surrounding the gzip, CSS/js …

Minifying Tools Read More »

Baseline / StudioSystem

Screenshots of working comps for StudioSystem – Individuals Page, the content management system, and white label version for studio use. Screenshot of Studiosystem – internal user data entry system for StudioSystem – lots of forms and accordian structures. We had a small team working in Culver City, with easy access to the industry we worked …

Baseline / StudioSystem Read More »

over looked keyboard letters

Micah: The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase “Regards” again.Me: The letters R and T are very close to each …

The Design Process Begins with Wireframes

What follows is a brief overview regarding the design process, which evolved within a publishing company, where I served as Web Art Director/Project Manager for 7 years. There the team grew from a core of 3 people wearing multiple hats, to a core of 16 specialist front-end designer/developers and back-end developers Evolution of business needs …

The Design Process Begins with Wireframes Read More »