What kids taught me about letting go of the script
I took a step out of my comfort zone last week. I gave seven one-hour-long draw-along cartooning workshops in two days at a kids summer camp. I created two distinct workshops – one tailored for kids aged 4 to 5 years, and another for kids aged 6 to 12 years. I set out...
11 ways to navigate resistance to change in innovative design
Feature image credit: John Ditchburn (Ditchy) of INKCINCT Cartoons.
The 30/70 rule for animation: How a little AI can enhance, not replace, human artistry
I’ve been playing around with various AI tools for a little over a year now. While I see their benefits in specific use cases, one thing that really bothered me was the idea of generated AI art (of which I am not a fan for many reasons). One of my concerns is...
Soccer, mosquito nets, and malaria: the story behind Abu and Momo
I collaborated with my friend, Boris Senatorov, who is currently stationed in Guinea in the Peace Corps, to create a comic strip about malaria prevention. Boris told me that malaria persists because many people don’t use mosquito bedding nets around their beds....
Cartooning as a user research tool for empathy in UX design
I recently led a cartooning workshop at STAMMAFest, a stuttering conference organised by STAMMA, a United Kingdom-based charity and membership organisation representing people who stutter. It was the first time I gave my new workshop based around teaching participants...
I created a digital accessibility at-a-glance guide
A recurring issue that pops up at digital accessibility conferences and forums is how to get buy-in from colleagues and vendors to incorporate accessibility into staff workflow and part of their design process and not as an afterthought for a “next time” that never...
While you were tweeting
Thought I’d post a comic I drew way back in 2011 after I first learned about cyber espionage and other dark oppressive governments and hackers do behind the scenes so to speak. Since then, I’ve been listening to many podcasts about cyber security and...
My mission to create accessible web comics
A not-so quick update on what I’ve been up to since my last blog post. Long story short: I’ve become very passionate in and an advocate for digital accessibility! Particularly inclusive design. It all started with my tenure at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation...How to tell if your digital/social/content marketing plan is going well
Your fantastically awesome digital/content/social media/etc./somanysubgenres campaign just launched and you can’t wait to see the fruits of your labour and report on its certain successes. So you fire up the ol’ analytics dashboard and…