About Joshua Porter

I'm an interface designer, presenter, and writer. I love making interfaces that are easy and pleasurable to use.

Current Projects

I'm Director of UX at HubSpot, which acquired Performable, where I was co-founder and VP of Customer Experience.

I've written the current incarnation of the Bokardo blog for six years. Here I write about interface design, social interaction, identity, recommendations, and other issues related to Design.

I'm writing a book called Make them Care! focused on the design and marketing of product web sites.

I'm also the Co-founder of 52 Weeks of UX (along with the uber-talented Joshua Brewer), a premier UX blog with a strong readership of over 10,000 UX professionals.

I co-host a monthly meetup called the North Shore Web Geeks. All persons interested in web-related activities are welcome!

I also loosely curate the Microcopy Flickr Group.

Check out my Reading List.

Previously

I've been an interface designer for a decade. I remember the first time I designed an interface all the way back in my very first computer science class in 1997. I was hooked instantly, and ever since I've been working on the Web.

I'm the founder of Bokardo Design, a design consultancy focusing exclusively on social web applications. I do interface design, evaluation, and consulting for a wide range of clients. I love nothing more than a challenging social interaction problem.

I wrote the book Designing for the Social Web, which has done much better than I could have hoped for.

I speak internationally on interface & social design topics, having been lucky enough to be invited to UX London in England and Webstock in New Zealand.

Before founding Bokardo Design, I was the Director of Web Development at User Interface Engineering. In addition to making the web site run on time, I did design & usability consulting for a wide range of clients.

Quick Bio

Grew up in Maine. Live in Newburyport, MA. Love the outdoors, writing, and design. I have a beautiful wife, two daughters, and I'm a twin (sister). I go mountain biking and rock climbing when I'm not chasing my kids around. I am a New Englander to the core.

My Philosophy

Five principles guide my design philosophy (read more here):

The Experience belongs to the user.
Technology serves humans.
Design is not Art.
Great design is invisible.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

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