Hi, from Michael! I'm a dad, husband, artist, dj and designer living in Northern California.
I'm a UX design leader with 20+ years driving product strategy and design for creative products. I led product design at Balsamiq, where I shaped the design direction for wireframing software used by over 2 million customers worldwide. I co-wrote the book Wireframing for Everyone and helped co-found the IA Institute.
I've been an interface designer since 1998 and have published articles and spoken at conferences on the topic of early stage idation for product design. I created the IA Slash and Konigi blogs on interface design. You can find out more about my design career on LinkedIn. My personal life has been largely chronicled on Instagram.
I run a few apps including The DJ Kit gear database app, the FLYR.STUDIO event flyer and social media generator, the GigPower app that lets you calculate how long DJ equipment will run on battery power stations, the Be Optimistic journaling app, and a few other utilities. I'm also a DJ in the Bay Area and enjoy life in Marin County with my family and our pup.
I can best be reached using my contact form. You can also contact me via Instagram by DM using @konigi.
-Michael