Jeff Link
Contributing Reporter at Built In
Expertise: Tech journalism
Education: The Ohio State University; University of Michigan

Jeff Link is a Built In contributing reporter covering design, UX and product development. His work has appeared in Fast Company, Dwell, Architect and Green Building & Design. Link is a former adjunct professor of writing, rhetoric and composition at DePaul University and graduate student instructor at the University of Iowa. He holds a master of fine arts from the University of Iowa, a master of education in secondary education from The Ohio State University and a bachelor’s degree in English from University of Michigan.

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Including the secret Steve Jobs reportedly didn’t tell us.
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Imagine a custom interface for every website visitor. It’s not that far away.
Yeti, Carharrt, Patagonia, Buck Knives. This Outdoor Web Design Firm Helped Them All.
Their niche audiences led to far-reaching design discoveries.
The Era of Cookie-Cutter Web Design Is Ending
Imagine a custom interface for every website visitor. It’s not that far away.
Mobile-First Design Is Evolving. Here's How to Stay Ahead.
App design’s favorite paradigm is evolving — are you keeping up?
The Best Mobile Rewards Programs Know How to Build Momentum
Customer-loyalty apps should create feedback loops with compounding effects.
Mobile First Is Over. Welcome to Mobile in Mind.
App design’s favorite paradigm is evolving — are you keeping up?
Form Before Function: The Unlikely Mantra of Sci-Fi UI
UI design in movies prized form before function. Now, companies are adopting the approach.
UI design in movies prized form before function. Now, companies are adopting the approach.
What You Can Learn from a Decision Tree that Makes Its Own Decisions
This framework built itself, and it doesn’t care about the three-click rule.
Can Key Host Snackable Celebrity Content People Will Eat?
Here are three reasons the founders think it’ll work.