Author: Jeff Gothelf

  • GEL 2010

    Last week I attended the GEL 2010 conference here in NYC. It’s put on every year (8 years now) by…

  • Gut Instincts

    Much is said about education, experience and domain knowledge when discussing the potential quality of a design.  If the designer…

  • Building the UX Dream Team

    More than a few have written on how to build the ideal User Experience design team. Those articles have typically…

  • The Case for a Designer in Residence

    Design is one of the key differentiators in the success of a start-up. It’s been exemplified in success stories like…

  • We are all designers

    I work in an Agile shop. It’s been challenging making the transition and we’re still far from comfortable but we’re…

  • Customer Service: The defining quality of service design

    I own two cars – a Chrysler and a Volkswagen. Periodically they both need to be serviced. I go to…

  • The Maker’s Schedule

    In an email exchange with Jason Putorti (@novaurora) this week the term “The Maker’s Schedule” was brought up. I’d never…

  • Can an existing org get real?

    I just finished reading @37Signals product design/development manifesto, “Getting Real.” I came out on the other side of this read…

  • Elegant, efficient and sophisticated: my design philosophy

    As my career has evolved and grown I’ve found myself in new positions being asked to articulate my views on…

  • What’s your work ethic?

    There are some professions where the more time one spends at their station yields greater amounts of productivity. I imagine…