Library
In 2018 I collected a sample of books that helped shape my UX Journey. Since then I’ve tried to keep a broader library of media that’s been interesting to me, regardless of its connection to my field.
The Copenhagen Trilogy
The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood–Youth–Dependency
Tove Ditlevnsen
BookFiction
The Scandinavians have a way of finding the drama within the banal and exposing the weak underbelly of what it means to be human. The final chapter was a challenging reminder of how fragile we can be
Make Time
Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day
Jake KnappJohn Zeratsky
BookNon-fiction
A collection of tactics with the aim of helping readers take greater control of their daily schedules. The idea is that with this control we can actually better align how we spend our time with our real values and goals.
Woof Woof
Woof Woof
ARTHUR
Song
A weird, short, song from a weird artist that stuck with me. The artist is very young and I think channels the contradictory weight, lightness and awkwardness of youth.
Lurking
Lurking: How a Person Became a User
Joanne McNeil
BookNon-fiction
Lurking is an old-school-internet term describing what we do when watch, but do not participate in, online life. McNeil outlines the history of online communication, exposes some of the false nostalgia of the early internet and concludes that our current social platforms are flattening the human experience
Subprime Attention Crisis
Subprime Attention Crisis: Advertising and the Time Bomb at the Heart of the Internet
Tim Hwang
BookNon-fiction
A compelling book comparing the present day digital advertising industry with the subprime mortgage crisis of 2008. It’s hard to imagine that “ads don’t work” but I do believe that the system powering them is complex, automated, and holds an enormous amount of money
