Although I didn’t grow up with modern technology, I have always been fascinated by it. Growing up in Iraq, I remember feeling excited whenever our neighborhood’s 2-hour daily window of electricity came around. That meant I could plug in the Yamaha computer and start writing lines of code in Basic…

If you’re struggling to create multipurpose content for social media, I’ve got some templates for you! Taking horizontal footage and repurposing it for different platforms, such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts is such a pain. I have created a set of wallpapers and images to use as guides…

Creating a product or service that really speaks to your customers is a tough gig. You have to know what they want, what they can do, and what they like. To make it happen, you need to tackle these things in a specific order: needs, abilities, values, and preferences. After…

The graphical user interface (GUI) is one of the defining features of modern computing. Icons are one of the key elements of these graphical user interfaces — symbols used to represent functions and actions. …

Almost all of us create value for others in some way. This can range from the simple act of giving advice to a friend, to the more complex task of designing a product that solves a customer’s problem. In this post, my goal is to help you gain a better…

Everything is designed and I want to show you how you’re designing all day everyday in whatever field you work in. Let’s agree that we are all creating — i.e., designing — experiences. These experiences can be (1) Products: tangible physical hardware or software. …

Taking on a venture is a lot of work. Doing so with limited time is even harder. This is what I am doing with Studio89. One application of the 7 areas of knowledge framework is using it as a starting point to organize all the tasks that I need to…

Today is my first day as a part time CEO. My mission with being a part time CEO is to prove to myself and the world that I can start, build, and grow a company outside my 9–5 job. My larger mission in life is to empower anyone to make…

And was your mom right or wrong about games? — News hit that Microsoft is acquiring Activision, the game studio behind hits like Candy Crush and Call of Duty. This got me thinking about our perception of video games and what role they will play our the future. Growing up I was not allowed to own a video game device…