For cryptocurrency to live, the wallet address must die

Behold three actual, real-life cryptocurrency wallet addresses: EeNpwvEedJeHjBNFk5xPqYGViS6M4iqbey LQ1Xx6Phn2i3iFhhzb8o9ifD3AyXkAJPnw SWx6vLKMD9SSynZ8DAzoutZEVux1K4p7eE Now, having looked at these for a minute; tell me literally anything about them. Do you know what currency these are for? Or what blockchain? Who they belong to? In today’s cryptocurrency landscape, when sending assets to another wallet—be it a person or a business—there… Continue reading →

Quoted in Forbes – Millennials Prefer These 5 Tech Hubs To Silicon Valley

I was quoted in Forbes for an article on why some people (like me!) don’t want to live in the Bay Area. New York also boasts an abundance of culture, and the opportunity to do more than just work long hours. “What keeps me here is that New York has a vibrant cultural world and… Continue reading →

CFA Institute.com Omnichannel Site Redesign

Client: CFA Institute Agency: Worry Free Labs / Pointclear Jan-July 2017 Challenges To design a new and modern website that supports the defined CFA Institute personalization strategy and enhances the organization’s Brand Voice and Value while lowering the overall cost of ownership for the platform To create a satisfying and cohesive experience for CFA Institute’s end… Continue reading →

What I Want in a Co-Working Space

As a former digital nomad, no matter where in the world I am, I need a real place to work. While the location independent lifestyle enables us to be free of geography, working on a computer all day still provides a number of constraints if we need to have a productive workday. Balancing a laptop… Continue reading →

Emerging design patterns of Conversational UI

As chat bots and other conversational UIs begin to creep into our daily interactions, a few design patterns have begun to emerge. It’s still a very new and rapidly evolving field, and while the jury is still out on best practices, there are some emerging trends around these text based conversational UIs. Suggested, contextual replies… Continue reading →

Making Money in my (son’s) sleep

gray textile hanging on brown wicker basket

You don’t have to be a parent to understand the value to a person’s health and sanity of their child sleeping through the night. You also don’t need to be a parent to know what a struggle it can be, especially when they are young. It’s important to stack the deck in your favor wherever… Continue reading →

Experience Mapping for Under Armour

Client: Under Armour Agency: Big Spaceship Mid-2015 Under Armour was looking to build a sneaker customizer tool for their website, allowing users to design and purchase custom Under Armour shoes from their e-commerce site. As part of our discovery for this project, we created an experience map to better understand the customer’s context for wanting to… Continue reading →

DIRECTV Product Strategy – The Future of Television

Google Glass – Language Explorer

Client: Google Agency: Big Spaceship Late 2014 I was super pumped about this one. Google came to Big Spaceship right before they were intending to launch the 2nd generation Google Glass. They had worked with Ray-Ban and Warby Parker on the next generation of devices, integrating the glass functionality into existing fashionable frames. We were… Continue reading →

How to Successfully Design High-Conversion Forms

Read the article on Web Designer Depot There are an almost-infinite number of well-written “best practice” articles on the subject of form design that focus on usability, layouts, and length. These articles tend to dive deep into UX tactics to increase form completion. While these tactical recommendations are an important piece of the puzzle, these… Continue reading →

Jeremy Belcher

UX Product Designer turned Product Guy - Writings, Case Studies, and Portfolio