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Design Lead @IBM, guitar twangler, synth mangler. I am fascinated by intuitive interaction, breathtaking sounds, and curries of all sorts. Thoughts are my own.

Durham, NC
Joined October 2008
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The legendary @Fred_Willard shows off his secret organ playing talent
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Are you a UX or Visual Designer looking for your next big challenge? I'm hiring for our Raleigh-Durham based @ibmdesign team! Visual Designer - lnkd.in/e3imS3t UX Designer - lnkd.in/erMcCrP UX Designer- lnkd.in/eftRq2T shorturl.at/anuy2
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My studio was robbed last night. Please keep your eyes peeled for these things. The list is growing but this is the start. #devastated
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I recently wrote this post for Globant and it's a subject dear to my heart. As a product and service designer who is obsessed with #sound, I'm noticing many new opportunities for the thoughtful use of audio to solve design problems…lnkd.in/eXwmvNp lnkd.in/e8bXVai
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Be curious. Be flexible. Be broad.  It's not just STEM.  "So how does one prepare to lead these artificially intelligent machines into the new world? Oddly enough, a liberal arts education might be the best antidote to automation.…lnkd.in/exDgb2w lnkd.in/eTe9eqH
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@scottmccall and I will be doing a duo set tomorrow night for funeral week @TheCaveNC (RIP) 8pm Kenny Roby & Scott McCall 9pm Jon Shain 10pm Mark Simonsen (band) 11pm @brettharris (band)
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"No matter how small the company or steep the design debt, begin to build a process for directly and consistently exposing yourself to your users." lnkd.in/eu3XpEY lnkd.in/e9HsHDN
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Any designers or strategists in the Dallas area looking for a new gig? Check it -> lnkd.in/eBK9PXY
I just published “Engage Contact — Designing Interactions with Humans” medium.com/p/engage-contact-…
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Feeling particularly uptight during this holiday season? We feel you. Enable Holiday Chill, an @amazonecho guided meditation skill from Deutsch ❄ #TheHolidayCHILL theholidaychill.com
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“Snowflake?” Aren’t you a sitting Senator? Also, Comcast paid you $36k to write this tweet. Campaign contributions are public record.
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Until now, your income that paid for public schools (via state & local taxes) wasn’t taxed by the federal government. GOP bill ends that. Instead, they’re now creating a tax break for *private* school tuition.
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The key to designing voice interfaces? Develop empathy for the machine, says @scottmccall: ideo.to/yp56LD
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Just a friendly reminder that 55% of Americans only have one option for a broadband internet provider. Free market competition doesn't work when there is no competition. That's why we need the 3 basic rules of #NetNeutrality: no blocking, no throttling, no paid prioritization.
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Come on, everyone. Time to pick a side - fried or steamed. xitter.cf/bw_jones/status/929387…
There are unfortunate spelling errors, and then there's this.
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D: "Sorry, but only one thing will work!" Me: "Shirtless arm wrestling? It has to be."
When designing for voice interfaces, "treat the machine like the other side of a conversational interaction. Looking…lnkd.in/eWAcE9t
Designing for #conversational_interfaces and #voice is tricky. I've been trying to see things from the machine's perspective. pointsource.com/blog/empathy… #ux #zero_ui #design_strategy