Written by: John Morton
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Stressing Out

New Job Last week I accepted an offer to return to my former job at 3M. It is bittersweet in a number of ways, but mostly bitter. I won’t be returning at the same …
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May 9, 2024
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Untitled No. 1

One of my problems is that I'm always taking on too many projects, and today is no different. In recognition of this problem, recently I attempted to wrap up one of my projects, the …
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April 10, 2024
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New Hostinger Hosting Customer

I didn't realize I was going to write a whole hosting review today, but here we are. I was just going to type up and publish something simple so that I could know when …
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April 3, 2024
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UX Career Journey Pt. 7

Over the weekend I recorded and uploaded a new video documenting the progress on my UX Career Journey. Jobs continue to be scarce and I find myself diving more into freelance and passion projects …
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March 18, 2024
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Would I Do Designlab UX Academy Again?

It's going to be a no for me, but if you have more means and more support, it could still be an okay option for you. From April 2022 through March 2023 I was …
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January 9, 2024
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The Holidays Are Hard

This year I find myself struggling with the holidays more than usual. Never would I have imagined that instead of joy and happiness, the string of events from Thanksgiving to New Years would bring …
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December 22, 2023
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Side Hustle Open For Business

Some annoying voices in my head are telling me that I'm going about this all wrong, but sometimes the best way to learn is by doing. There are no trumpets playing or ribbons to …
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November 13, 2023
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New Print, New Doubts, New Projects

This week I finished up a new print. It's called "Records Are Ritual" and pays homage to the collecting vinyl records. It is a 4-color print on natural color 100# cover stock. It is …
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November 5, 2023
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Love Poem First Run

Last weekend I finally printed a small print run of the Love Poem. As I write this I'm still navigating how I'm going to list and sell them in an online store front. Historically …
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October 21, 2023
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The End of Neat and Keen?

What is/was "Neat & Keen"? In 2015 I built a screen printing studio in my basement with the intent of becoming a screen printing artist. My hope was to try and get into the …
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October 17, 2023