by Chris Kiess | Feb 9, 2018 | Musings on Life, UX Careers
A few years back, I developed this obsession with my career and my life. Perhaps, it was a bit of existential angst or maybe I had been reading too many self-help books. I’m not sure. But, several times (or sometimes more often) each year, I would begin grappling with...
by Chris Kiess | Aug 7, 2014 | Musings on Life, Words
I lost the best friend of my life this past week. And as a U.S. Marine, I’ve had some pretty damn good friends in my lifetime – friends who would have risked life and limb for me. But this friend was different having unprecedented honor and loyalty worthy of the...
by Chris Kiess | Feb 21, 2014 | Design, Musings on Life, Words
“The sweetest comeback ever.” That’s what the billboard said as my wife and I were heading back into Chicago last summer from a trip to the country vet. The Twinkie was back after an extended absence, having been reintroduced to the market a few months prior. No one...