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Tirana has finally added bus timetables for public transport, some of which were destroyed soon after. I try to understand why. The post What fuels the rampant vandalism of bus timetables in Tirana? / Çfarë e nxit vandalizmin e tabelave të autobusëve në Tiranë? appeared first on The Inner Dolphin .
Discomfort on the promenade, the word "maloke" and what I think of a 50-year-old man on a yacht blasting Finem. The post Sameness in southern Albania / Siklete në shëtitore dhe njëllojshmëria në Shqipëri appeared first on The Inner Dolphin .
In 10 years of writing and almost 200 articles, I've talked about our role in the world as it pertains to news, what to do about a system that makes us so angry, social media, context collapse, what gets shared online, and how to help. The post My companion to hope: A quick mental health tip for under $10 appeared first on The Inner Dolphin .
The Great British Bake Off, Vienna, dogs, and childlike wonder The post How I Taught Myself Data Visualization (Tableau, Datawrapper, and Dogs) appeared first on The Inner Dolphin .
For the past 3 months, I’ve been on one of the most rewarding journeys both personally and professionally. ✨ I’ve been on a break ✨ The post What it’s like to be on a UX career break appeared first on The Inner Dolphin .
I strongly believe that I'm uniquely well-positioned to significantly confuse people who ask me what I do. The post A day in the life of a remote content designer (agency edition) appeared first on The Inner Dolphin .
I have a theory. After Motorsport came out, the music industry feared what Nicki and Cardi would be capable of if they continued collaborating. They would just be too powerful together so entertainment tycoons set out to distance them or preferably start a fight between the two. Okay, I have another theory. Everyone’s first job… Read More » Presenting content design work to non-writers The post…
I worked with a company we'll call FG which stands for Fellowships Galore. FG is a tech company and its research organization offers PhD fellowships. FG has funded more than 200 students. Fellows receive 2 years of paid tuition, an annual salary, and the opportunity to work on state-of-the-art technology. The post Case Study: How Content Testing Reduced Customer Support Requests and Ineligible…
Imagine going to a new coffee shop and they start making your coffee without getting your order. It's not uncommon for companies and design teams to move immediately to visual design whenever a design need is identified which feels an awful lot like that scenario above. This leads to wasted time and effort (engineers build something that isn't needed, designers create pixel-perfect interfaces that…
What’s your favorite music genre? According to Spotify, there are at least 1383 different ways to answer that question. Maybe Hip hop is your thing or Rock, but also maybe Heavy Christmas, Pirate Metal, Hatecore, or—God forbid—Ambient. My top genres are Rap, R&B, Pop, Indie, Soul & Funk. While all 1383 music genres exist and… Read More » 6 Common Information Architecture Culprits and What Spotify…
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from watching Desperate Housewives, it’s that the more you suppress your emotions and how you really feel, the more cruel, ugly, and heartbreaking they’ll become when (and if) they come to the surface. If there’s one other thing that I’ve learned from watching Desperate Housewives, it’s that they always… Read More » A Content Designer’s Guide to Content Inventory…
Part 1 – August 5, 2023 This story can start a few different ways. It can start with me in a doctor’s office with a full face of glam on and one tear going down my face, disregarding all the cream, powder, liquid foundations, concealers, blushes, and bronzers a makeup artist so carefully layered an… Read More » Another scary story about my eye The post Another scary story about my eye appeared…
Around 8,025 billion people live on our planet. Despite that, we still say “one in a million” when we want to express that something is special. Around 2.4 billion people speak English. For 2 billion of us, English is a second language. Despite that, the onus to adapt and speak a specific type of English… Read More » Matt Levine & The Impact of Nonnative English Speakers on the Workplace The post…
If you’re friends with people who live on different continents, you’re probably aware of the existence of the formal, quarterly-ish Catch-up call™. Both parties commit to talking to each other on video for an hour or so so as not to rely on Instagram story replies and sending memes as the only communication method for… Read More » I’ve been lying to you The post I’ve been lying to you appeared…
This title has been borrowed and altered slightly from Harvard Business Review‘s The 3 Phases of Making a Major Life Change. I’m in awe of the sheer number of people thinking at this exact moment about changing their lives. From this stranger near me spending her Saturday morning alone in a coffee shop, taking notes… Read More » The 3 Phrases of Making a Major (or Minor) Life Change The post The 3…