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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Designers fine tuning the functional design of their site to improve its user experience.
Make your app or website as approachable as possible for your users.
Collection of different web designs
Here’s what experts and hiring managers look for in your graphic design portfolio.
A doctor inspecting a patient who is wearing VR glasses. Virtual reality Rx for Pain?
How the therapeutic VR app leverages biofeedback and flow states to help users manage pain.
People in a meeting, discussing, website planning
Planning a website can be like heading out to sea. Here’s how to get you back to shore.
Should Your Next Logo Be a Wordmark?
Five tips for a logo redesign that can help project a distinctive brand identity.
Concept art of a brain with a chip in it
Can brain-computer interfaces and user privacy coexist?
Mmhmm Chunky, the latest update of a new video presentation tool, is chock full of surprises.
This video presentation tool is positioning itself as the workplace equivalent to “The Daily Show.”
A blue background with different game controller artwork.
Thanks in large part to these developers who are blind.
Wooden blocks positioned as stairs, onboarding new users
Users learn best through experimentation. Don’t spoil their fun with boring tutorials.
Divvy bike rack, eye-tracking glasses bike sharing
In a complex digital ecosystem, tiny details are not so tiny.
Can Audio-Only Apps Make Dating Less Swipey?
Audio meetups are all the rage. But can they really fix the gripes with mainstream dating apps?
design mentorships
Craft is important, but can you communicate your purpose as a designer?