I’ve wanted to do this for awhile but time, schedule and my son Camren’s changing interests haven’t made the stars align. But a recent query from Camren as to exactly what I do for a living, and my failure to give an adequate explanation, gave me a push to spend some time this summer giving him some experience in some of the more accessible parts of my field. First up is creating some of the silly stickers that he and his friends like to send back and forth, then some UI work on an app., then a code warrior camp and finally he can help me with some usability testing. A sort of hands on look at product development/user experience.

All our work is created in Sketch and he has taken to the app. fairly well, especially considering that he is only 11. This is his superpower I think, if the task is enjoyable he will find a way to learn, usually via YouTube. He’s become a master of minecraft, various magic tricks, and other things this way. Just don’t ask him to memorize Chinese poems. Smart kid.

His first set of stickers are available now on the app. store.