Meetups As a Mentor at startup accelerator Techstars (Boston) I get to meet and work with the some great startup companies. While many are exploring cutting edge technologies, others offer interesting creative products. This past spring, the Internet of Things (IoT) caught my eye. Imagine “smart” hotels, where the front desk can manage everything from air… Continue reading Frictionless Meetups: Onion.io
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Frictionless Tech & Design: Being your UI Framework Team
Trends in web technology tend to be fickle. Every day there are new technologies, libraries and frameworks to build the next generation of UI. Javascript UI frameworks I have collected a group of talented UI architects and UI developers to curate the best of the open-source stack for enterprise software development. Imagine a tested, scalable… Continue reading Frictionless Tech & Design: Being your UI Framework Team
Frictionless Clients: High Stakes Assessment Tests
High-stakes assessment testing is a big deal, for both students and the industry. Nationwide, teachers and students know the stress of the increasingly important state educational assessments. Here in Massachusetts, its the MCAS. These tests are long and complicated, and because they have been traditionally delivered via paper, inflexible in design and delivery. A new… Continue reading Frictionless Clients: High Stakes Assessment Tests
Frictionless Meetups: Litographs
As a Mentor at Boston startup accelerator Techstars, I have the opportunity to meet and work with the some great startup companies. While many are exploring cutting edge technologies, others offer interesting creative products. One company I found intriguing and fun is Litographs. Litographsconverts the text of books to shirts, totebags and posters. Do you… Continue reading Frictionless Meetups: Litographs
Frictionless Update: A Fresh Start
Wow! It has almost been one year since I left full-time employment. After 20 years I decided to go out on my own and created frictionless design – a User Experience Design and Architecture firm. I am focusing on becoming a design partner with small to midsized development shops who need enterprise class design assistance… Continue reading Frictionless Update: A Fresh Start