by David | Aug 21, 2025 | Digital Migration
Paul Gewurz, the host of “Small Press, Big Ideas” and I discussed how data & analytics are leading news publishers to ruin their relationship(s) to their audience, Podcast available on Apple Podcast on Spotify A sample, where we discuss where so many...
by David | Nov 1, 2023 | Design, Digital Migration, Sip With Caution
If there were ever an example of why AI needs humans in the loop, well, actually … this isn’t the most compelling. But it’s informative. (H/t Washington Post’s most recent excellent scrollytelling example –...
by David | Dec 25, 2021 | Digital Migration, google, Mobile commerce, Sip With Assurance
A bit of shameless self-promotion here: I have a new class up on Pluralsight, training (formerly) ordinary people in the arcane knowledge needed to become a (wait for it!): CREATIVE DATA SCIENTIST!! It’s called Google Analytics 4 Fundamentals. For the...
by David | Mar 2, 2021 | Design, Digital Migration, UX/UI
By now, we’re all familiar with the visuals associated with the Great Supply Chain Disruption of 2021. Container ships bobbing at anchor off Long Beach Harbor. Bare shelves. Long lines. How did we get here? How can we fix this? I keep...
by David | Apr 1, 2020 | Amusing Nonsense, Digital Migration, Sip With Assurance, UX/UI
What are the design rules in an environment where literally anything is possible? More than a year ago, Technicolor Labs, a super-cool space located in the Blackwelder Arts district of Culver City, invited the ever-insightful game designer Ed Moore and myself to come...
by David | Nov 13, 2019 | Digital Migration
Yes, I know. What was I thinking? After three decades on the “Left Coast,” I’ve headed back to my midwestern roots. In 1989, I moved to California from Venezuela, with only two suitcases and $600 to my name. I had worked as a managing editor for the...
