Writing on the Wall: Custom Whiteboards for Your Office

Back in September we outfitted out or office with walls full of long-awaited whiteboards. Whiteboards are great for brainstorming, and they make it easier[..]

Mark Van Holstyn

The Well-Themed Tapestry of MWUX13

The MWUX13 team wanted their theme to have real meaning while simultaneously avoiding too many constraints. They finally settled on the theme of "Place".

Robyn Bowles

It's About Place: Designing a Design Conference

In October 2013, Mutually Human team members Samuel Bowles and Jonah Bailey, along with "Human-in-Residence" Michael Nykamp and other local volunteers,[..]

Robyn Bowles

Dog Trainers and Pull Requests

This syllogism drives my decision-making when I design and build tools for myself. Let me walk through a concrete example, involving automating some git[..]

Sam Bleckley

Welcome AJ!

Most people who have seen Fight Club walk away from the film feeling slightly invigorated, somewhat disgusted, and hugely confused, but they almost always[..]

Mallory Bartz

Welcome Mallory!

Mallory hails from our very own Grand Rapids, MI. She has been here through the eighties, nineties, and aughts; seeing our community's renaissance from[..]

Jonah Bailey

Who's reading my file?

We had just deployed to a staging environment and nothing seemed to be working right. There were no problems though when running locally or in the[..]

Zach Dennis

Welcome Sam!

Sam is an artist and a developer with a philosophical bent. In his own words:

Zach Dennis

Countdown to MWUX

The only regional conference of the IXDA in the the United States, Midwest UX will be held in Grand Rapids this year. The past two years it has been held[..]

Robyn Bowles

Feeding Humans

Such bonding could happen at a restaurant with a group of co-workers. However, avoiding the rush, long lines, cramped seating and loud peripheral[..]

Robyn Bowles

Experiences from Design for Good 2013

At Mutually Human, we all are very interested in using our skills to help the broader community when we can. We regularly volunteer our time at events[..]

Victor Sirotek