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What ChatGPT Says About Me

I asked ChatGPT, “based on the prompts I’ve given you, can you summarise who I am as a professional and as a person?”

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Your job as a designer

Design isn’t just designing, it’s a bit more than that.

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When designing, do you dictate or collaborate?

When designing, do you dictate or collaborate? You get so much more out of collaboration. For one, you get many different ideas from which to pick, and for another you can mix and match the best ideas to come up with a great design. Don’t forget to research it with your users, they are part […]

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Purple is cool!

Quick observation: It’s fascinating to me how many startups begin with purple as their brand colour, and then invariably move away from it. Purple is cool! But maybe it’s one of the colours people can’t/don’t/won’t take seriously? As an example, Heroku when it first launched was full on purple, now they are swinging over toward […]

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How does sociology relate to usability in software design?

From a sociological perspective, usability isn’t just about the technical aspects of a product or system. It’s about the relationship between humans and technology.

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What does AI do best?

AI gets a lot of press as if it were a magical, world-changing tool. But what does it do best? An idea is a house, and AI is the sandpaper smoothing the edges. Don’t let AI build your house for you. AI is a tool whose main function is to refine human-generated ideas. And it’s […]

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How can I help you?

How can I help you? How does this question make you feel? Do you feel heard, inspired, welcomed? You might even feel a little confused. Did you expect a more challenging answer? More friction? I try to always have this attitude because time is short, and this phrase shows gratitude. Thanks for coming to me […]