K. Nicole Stowe

exploration and research

Techy Feely

Tech’s signifiers are changing. Or are they?

The Evolution of Tech Visualization

📅NOTE: I wrote this in April of 2020, but wanted to give it a home for posterity. I'm working on a tech visualization update. More and more companies are using technology in some way, even if it’s not their main product. Which has led to more clients

photography

Two Lies And A Truth

Photography can be used to lie, tell a truth or sometimes just be silly.

exploration and research

Ideas For Your Week

Including an anthropomorphic sheet and an early physical form of PowerPoint.

exploration and research

Chicago Design Notes

80% design, 20% food.

very small business

L, M, S, VS

Three simple things Very Small Businesses can do.

photography

My Focal Length is Longer Than Yours

A simple guide.

exploration and research

Visual Scrap #12

Buying my lottery ticket so I can make boxes all day.

exploration and research

Friction

The friction shift changing what is easy and what is hard.

design process

A Framework For Decisions

Controlling the flow of decision making.

design process

Design Is An Idea, Not A Tool

Design lives above any tool you might use to execute it.

design process

Mommy, Where Does Content Come From?

One of the biggest hangups on just about any website project.

expectations

Sometimes None Of This Works

The secret is there is no secret.

exploration and research

Visual Scrap #11

Calgon, take me away!

spot the difference

A Hit And A Miss

Standing out for the right and wrong reasons.

visual helpers

Worth A Thousand Words

Sketching to ask a visual question, and get a visual answer.

creativity

Nerds

Small, but important leftover thoughts.

exploration and research

Pointing The Finger

Not blaming you, just want to show you this salad.

design process

The Measurable And The Unmeasureable

When to throw away the numbers.

visual helpers

Visual Scrap #10

Sweeping out the cobwebs of my brain and my tabs.

spot the difference

Designing A Scam

Breaking down why someone might buy it.

design process

Making It Better, Making It Worse

Why your idea died a slow death.

break time

Ctrl Z

Three yoga poses you can do at your desk to undo those knots.

time management

Conserving Your Energy

Assess projects so you can spread out your energy over the week.

mechanics of design

Pantone Workarounds

Reverse engineering and some cost-efficient tips.