Standard Beagle Blog
Thought-leadership in design and development
The team at Standard Beagle regularly shares deep insights and best practices you can use as your design and create your own products and services. Look to our blog for expertise in UX design, research, and other industry topics.Our Posts (21)
February 26, 2016
Recently I decided to have some fun and re-wrote all of my teammates author bios that display when they publish a new blog article. As I was going through this fun little exercise it struck me….I haven’t blogged in what seems like forever. And when I say forever, I actually mean five months…. How can […]
February 3, 2016
I have felt a little awkward lately when people ask me why we named our company Standard Beagle. I feel like – how do I say this? Andy and I named Standard Beagle after our Treeing Walker Coonhound. She looked like a giant beagle, and it became kind of an inside joke when people […]
November 9, 2015
When people hear that I work with my husband, I usually hear, “Oh, I could never work with my wife/husband. We would kill each other.” There are definite challenges when working with your spouse. It’s only been six months since Andy began working at Standard Beagle full-time. You think you know someone you live with — […]
October 23, 2015
I keep this scrap of paper, pasted to an old piece of poster board, pinned to the bulletin board right next to my desk at home. It’s not much to look at, but I look at it fairly regularly — The 10 Commandments for Reporters. It’s pretty amazing that I still have it. I think the […]
September 15, 2014
If you want to lose a client, follow these tips. If you don’t — learn from these tips about what not to do. Working with clients can be challenging, but it’s also incredibly rewarding. I’ve been fortunate to work with clients for more than five years, and I’ve learned a thing or two along the […]
August 29, 2014
Over the weekend, I went with my daughter to a “Glamtrapaneur” event put on by Girl Scouts of Central Texas. The event featured various female entrepreneurs who spoke to the girls, as well as having each girl create their distinct bracelet line to be later presented to council leaders. For 4 hours Sunday afternoon, the […]