Speaking, teaching, organizing
October 20, 2018
Intro to accessibility workshop for designers & developers.
June 27, 2017
Making work accessible creates a better experience across the board. As creators, it is our responsibility to make sure that everyone–regardless of ability, situation, or context–can access it. This talk will dive into accessibility best-practices and why it’s important.
November 30, 2016
Making work accessible creates a better experience across the board. As creators, it is our responsibility to make sure that everyone–regardless of ability, situation, or context–can access it. This talk will dive into accessibility best-practices, why it is important, and how we’re making a culture shift to focus on it at Vox Media.
September 22, 2016
Making work accessible creates a better experience across the board. As creators, it is our responsibility to make sure that everyone–regardless of ability, situation, or context–can access it. This talk will dive into accessibility best-practices, why it is important, and how we’re making a culture shift to focus on it at Vox Media.
November 12, 2015
In a world where we are so used to interacting with other humans from behind our screens, sometimes it’s important to take a step back and realize that we are communicating with human beings who have feelings. We often dismiss this from time to time when tweeting, submitting issues to repositories, communicating via messages, and submitting pull requests. Though it’s not always intentional, as members of a community or workplace it is our responsibility to uphold a certain standard of empathy and understanding. Creating a welcoming and inclusive environment is important in order to foster diversity of people and skill sets which in turn creates stronger products and communities.
October 22, 2015
In this 2nd year of Pixel Punch, we will be challenging five brave designers do their best Van Helsing and puzzle their way through spooky challenges guaranteed to test their creativity, fortitude and ability to think on their feet. We’re excited to bring together friends, new and old, to puzzle out mysteries together. We’ll bring the spook, you bring your skills.
August 7, 2015
On Friday, August 7, 2015, Vox Product, Hyper Island and Spotify Design hosted Communicate 2025, an event about the future. 36 students from the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club and 36 designers from the greater NYC tech scene spent a day brainstorming and inventing.
April 26, 2015
Vox Product hosted a panel series in DC and New York on the topic of culture. “Let’s Talk Culture” included panelists from companies like BuzzFeed and Viget with backgrounds in design, management, journalism, and HR. The discussion focused on creating and maintaining a healthy, diverse, and productive company culture.
April 1, 2015
March 4, 2015
September 14, 2014
Styleguides are important for countless reasons: maintaining code, reusability, on-boarding, and keeping a consistent brand. What is difficult about styleguides, is curation and keeping it up to date. However, there are tools for that! This talk will teach you how to automate styleguide generation and incorporate it into your front-end workflow.