Doug Collins

I build design teams, write about UX, & nerd out on accessibility + ethics. Author of The UX Design Field Book. Helping 50k+ designers do better work, together.

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

What started as a short story about a Golden Retriever defeating a 2,000,000-strong alien imvasion force has gotten wildly out of hand.

Now I'm finally deep enough into writing my first novel I'm ready to talk about it. At 22,000 words, it's now not a matter of if I finish it, but when. #writing #novelwriting #letsdothis

[Cyofgoodlife @LeonardDfirst]

@DougCollinsUX I'm looking for a UI/UX Design job, both internship too

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@DougCollinsUX
So @PapaJohns decided to take #PayToWin #microtransactions to the pizza world. Because why not apply crappy gaming #ux #design to real life?

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

Tag the teammate that needs to hear this.
This is a sacred space in the locker room. It's not about ego. It's not about proving a point. It's about having space to put on the gear that you need to go out and stand in front of pucks for the better part of an hour.
This is the goalie area that gives us enough room to spread out all of our stuff, which just by mass is usually about double to what a normal skater wears. It gives us enough room to put on our leg pads and spread out the remainder of our gear so that we can find what we need.
It also gives us a beeline to the door so that we don't have to step over bags, sticks, and anything else that might be in our way.
Goalies don't usually ask for much more than a chance to go out, have fun, and prove themselves worthy of standing in front of frozen pieces of rubber flying at frightening speeds.
Show us some respect and give us a break. Leave the bench closest to the door or the small bench that was obviously made for it open for your goalie.
#hockey #goalie #beerleague

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

When you take the reusable components of your design system a little too far. #UI #ux #design

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

We added accessibility to our app!

The accessibility:

#ux #design

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

Very much hoping to survive through dinner. #iykyk

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

@imdatlame0 @OCFireAuthority @CityGardenGrove @GavinNewsom @KTLA @ocregister You want answers, but Trump cut off the hand that points the finger (which would likely be pointed at EPA and OSHA, if Trump hadn't gutted them as well.)

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

My life's goal is to some day be as happy as my dishwasher's "I'm done" sea shanty. #ux #design

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

@imdatlame0 @OCFireAuthority @CityGardenGrove @GavinNewsom @KTLA @ocregister We might know, if only the current administration hadn't shut down the US Chemical Safety and Hazards Investigations Board, the agency that had the sole purpose of investigating these types of accidents. https://t.co/zRCPEQPXOp

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

Mic check.

[Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump]

Now that Obama’s poll numbers are in tailspin – watch for him to launch a strike in Libya or Iran. He is desperate.

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

Last week, I left #UX #design - and employment in the #tech world in general - for good.

Even as I change career paths, my commitment to you will be the same as ever - here to help and guide anyone in the UX community who asks, however you might need it.

More thoughts to come on the career shift. For now, I'm feeling grateful for the 16 years I spent working with great people, for amazing users of superb products, aiming to make the world a little more useable, one interaction at a time.

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

@ksh329Houchen @foxandfriends Uhhh... what?

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

@ShawnChittle @NASA Duck filled ponds are the path to strong mental health. It's just common knowledge.

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

@mgowendesign Cheers Martin!

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

@David_Visuals_ So today, then?

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

@johntech778 Always feel free to send something over! I'm happy to help however I can.

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

#AI is a tool.

Not a crutch.

Not a replacement.

Not a coworker.

Use it to automate, reduce workload, and grease the wheels of your process. But don't remove the human from the designs. #UX #design

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

@Uxlab_Digital Design by people, for people will always be a winning combination.