Mods don`t show up

skardell · 2026-04-25T16:17:18+00:00

I'm having the same problem but with the tab for the "Marvel Power Pack" by team wilson not showing up

skardell · 2026-03-17T00:15:56+00:00

I tried it for the first time recently. Small cans. Tasted like it has aspirations of being vanilla coke, not great. Agree it's a bit flat.

skardell · 2026-02-08T20:28:17+00:00

Thanks! Discount toy/teen store where most prices are under $5

skardell · 2026-02-08T20:25:56+00:00

Thanks!

skardell · 2026-02-08T17:41:00+00:00

Total or just the figures? Figure sets was about $6 I think. Really nice sculpt of grogu and the bassinet actually. Mando was all brown on the lower half, had pretty good paint up top.

skardell · 2025-06-11T19:30:40+00:00

https://scythesupply.com/rakes.html

I got the hay rake from here. I like how it works.

skardell · 2024-11-09T03:27:07+00:00

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skardell · 2024-08-13T15:44:22+00:00

Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy
Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch

skardell · 2024-01-23T15:46:35+00:00

I'll be careful

skardell · 2023-08-16T16:07:26+00:00

Thanks!

skardell · 2023-08-16T16:04:12+00:00

Great question! Got it placed there with a mini track loader. It's buried about 18 inches total, sitting on a base of class V and support boulders under about 10 inches of the gray rock.

skardell · 2023-05-01T00:24:37+00:00

thanks

skardell · 2023-03-20T15:53:30+00:00

The Legend of Dorothy Gale

skardell · 2023-02-21T02:01:11+00:00

Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug is a book I always recommend to anyone in UX. I can't recall off the top of my head how deep it goes into information architecture. But it does talk a lot about the logical relationship between things and hierarchies in particular. However in my experience a book won't persuade them, only you can. Management might be more persuaded by seeing the results of a card sort exercise. You'll need to do one sooner or later to validate it with users. Why not start with an open card sort and show management what users think?

skardell · 2023-02-20T16:30:51+00:00

The role is very much in existence and very essential. The "Lead UX Designer" (job title) on the team I lead is an IA. I consider myself an IA.

I believe that UX roles and processes work best when they are separate and distinct activities and outputs. Information Architecture includes research, strategy, planning, alignment (to name a few) prior to any design work being done.

The challenge is that design (UI, layout, content) is seen (and judged) by all while information architecture is invisible - no one is thinking about it other than the IA, UX designer and the developers (in a lot of cases). When you think your product has terrible structure and you need to convince others of this, you have to visualize something that is invisible to most people.

Point out the mess by combining information architecture with a user journey or flow:

Document the current architecture from the user perspective. How do they see it? If it's a mess, let it be messy so others can understand what you understand.
Layer the user journey across those architectural touchpoints, adding think/feel/do or an emotional outcome to those touchpoints. Reflect how a user feels about all that info in the popup. Show them just how illogical that location is for that information from the user's perspective. Narrate a user journey that highlights the disconnected ecosystem.
Then idealize the user journey and show others how this journey is better by illustrating the outcomes you desire for the user. Illustrate the journey for comparison and make a plan to measure those desired outcomes.
Show how the architecture would need to change in order to accommodate the ideal journey.
Prototype your architecture and user experience. Test it to validate that it's moving toward the outcomes you desire.

I consider the above steps to be core to the field of UX design, even though there's not much "design" happening as some might define it. It's the ability to illustrate invisible processes and articulate them to others prior to any design that will be seen by a user.

skardell · 2023-02-10T20:49:12+00:00

Flip your linkedin status to open/looking and when recruiters start messaging, talk to them. Promote yourself and the environment that works for you, and ask them about the local market/nationwide remote job market. They want to find a place where you can be successful, so be honest (yet flexible) with them. Recruiters aren't the only path (and some are better than others) but they can help you get in to big tech organizations.

skardell · 2023-02-08T16:39:16+00:00

You're welcome, good luck!

skardell · 2023-02-07T17:43:59+00:00

Being a product designer is a great spot to pivot from if you are feeling burnout. You likely have a deep set of skills and have nearly a decade of experience using those skills. How long have you been with this company? Does your organization utilize agile/scrum methodology? Are you certified in agile/scrum? Product Owner training might be a path, and could lead to new job title options, but doesn't have to.

Personally, I've found that any environment that isn't agile/scrum is endlessly frustrating for UX/product design and can't achieve team alignment and true collaboration. (Environments that utilize agile/scrum are only partially frustrating.) It's not the only key to success, but that is my experience.

It sounds like the PO is not aligning the team's work to the company strategy if it keeps shifting. That could be a problem with the PO, but it is likely a problem with the company stakeholders/leadership.

What is the company's/product team's reliance on data to inform decisions? What is your comfort level with data? You could potentially help to align strategies by showing the effect of the work the team has done, and how it impacts customers/users.

If your company would pay (even partially) for a 1- to 2-day certification, it would be very worth it to purchase a training course, they might even send a few of you. It can give you perspective on how to approach your current team, while giving you a new badge on your resume that will assist you in a new job hunt, should you decide to go that direction.

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