Second Verse

Second Verse is my soapbox. I write when inspiration strikes, usually about experience design, occasionally about service design or strategy.

I am, at the time of this writing, making a rather enormous transition – both personally and professionally. I have just recently departed Adaptive Path, where I worked for three years, most recently as a Director of Experience Design. At AP, I worked with clients like MySpace, Plazes, Sphere, Turner, and MTV to build compelling web products and invigorate their design and development processes.

So, what’s next? Well, if you must know, it’s Plinky. I’m working with my good friend Jason Shellen, doing what I love most: solving hard problems. I’ve joined the team as the Director of Product Design – I’ll be building a team and overseeing the development of our ideas into a finished product to bring to market. I’m getting an opportunity to do what I enjoy most about my work at AP for my own company. I love it, and I’m just getting started.

Second Verse will probably get neglected a bit as I roll up my sleeves to work on Plinky, and the tone of it will probably change to include a view into startup life from someone who’s living it. You’ll see me pop up from time to time on the Plinky blog, and other places as well.

Thanks for visiting,

Ryan