Talks

Structure Enables Flexibility at Scale: Content modeling for useful components

February 22nd, 2026 — Florida DrupalCamp 2026 Keynote: The content model you build before Drupal implementation begins is the one your component system will be stuck with. Here's how to get it right.

Site Audits: Lessons & tips from the trenches

January 10th, 2025 — 30to80 Livestream: What does a content audit actually look like on a site serving millions of people? Walk through the process, the tools, and the hard-won lessons.

It Depends: Adapting systems across contexts

March 2nd, 2024 — World IA Day Providence 2024: "It depends" is the most honest thing a strategist can say. This talk explains what it actually depends on and why that matters for the systems we build.

How to reduce PDF overload on your website

February 19th, 2024 — Lullabot Webinar: You don't have a PDF problem. You have a workflow problem. PDFs are just the symptom.

Being wrong's never felt so right

August 30th, 2022 — DesignxRI Clambake: I was going to be a photographer. Then a toy designer. Then a lot of other things. Here's how being wrong about all of them got me here.

Maps, Meetings & Mess-Making: Building a united strategy department

May 13th, 2022 — Working in Content: Perspectives 2022: What does it take to grow from two lone experts to an actual strategy department? Meetings, maps, and a lot of mess.

Structured Content & Flexible Layouts: A Georgia.gov case study

April 26th, 2022 — DrupalCon Portland 2022 : Editors want flexibility. Stakeholders want consistency. Here's how Georgia.gov got both — without breaking either.

Structured Content & Flexible Layouts: A Georgia.gov case study

October 15th, 2021 — DrupalGovCon 2021: Editors want flexibility. Stakeholders want consistency. Here's how Georgia.gov got both — without breaking either.

From Squiggles to Straight Lines: Sketching user experiences

December 8th, 2020 — DrupalCon Global 2020: Skip the pixel polishing. A quick sketch can answer the questions your team has been arguing about for weeks.

Designing for Brains: The psychology of user experience

May 15th, 2015 — DrupalCon Los Angeles 2015: People don't think as carefully as you'd like. Here's how to design for how humans actually behave.