Wagner is a 23-year-old grad student researching acoustics at Johns Hopkins. Anyone familiar with her blog - primarily real estate listings annotated with her chastening commentary - will recognize the colloquial efficiency of the categorizations she's created. For the sixth circle of McMansion Hell: "House is ok, garage is not." Circles eight through ten: "More roof than house."

With all this talk of psychology in UX design, is there such a thing as a design psychologist? If you look up "design psychology" you will find that this field typically combines the disciplines of psychology, interior design and architecture to build physical and intentional spaces with meaning.

I love music and use Spotify everyday, when I'm struggling to get up in the morning, when I'm focusing at work and when I'm taking a shower in the evening. It has been a pleasant experience with Spotify but I'm quite the picky designer and I believe it could be better.

No, I didn't mean it as the thick-skinned-muddy-brown animal HIPPO. I meant a metaphorical HIPPO. It describes a person! Heh! You mean like a derogatory cuss word? Nope. Not that. Let me tell you a story. A small group of seemingly intelligent people have gathered in a conference room.

This guide offers a sampling of effective questions to help evaluate the breadth and depth of a candidate's skills as a freelance designer.