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Roderick McMullen

Roderick McMullen is a designer at Continuum Advanced Systems, in Boston. He has a master’s in human-computer interaction from Carnegie-Mellon University, and undergraduate degrees in Cognitive Science and HCI. At Continuum, his work has largely focused on user interfaces for medical devices. He believes that good design helps people, but great design empowers people to help themselves and each other.

Rick has worked for clients as diverse as Comcast, Bayer Healthcare, NASA, General Dynamics C4 Systems, American Eagle Outfitters, University of Pittsburgh, and many others. He wants to hear from you about his article, even if you think he’s wrong, and he can be reached at .

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