Justin Skolnick lives and works in Chicago.
Work
Friend and neighbor Nick Disabato asked me and a handful of others to read through the manuscript of his Kickstarter-funded book, Cadence & Slang.
A scan of an early manuscript revealed that Nick knows what he’s talking about, and knows it better than anyone I’ve met in the industry. It was clear that he spends his days thinking and talking User Experience. Since he gave his editors the freedom to edit the text as we saw fit, I checked the text for clarity of expression, typically pointing out passages in need of greater explanation than he’d given. As a relative novice to the field in which he is an expert (he hates being called an expert), I found many passages that could stand elaboration, and he was glad for it.
Midway through the editing process, Nick tweeted, “every time @justinskolnick suggests zero edits to a paragraph of text that i've written, an angel gets its wings.” By my hand not too many angels took flight.
As a final note, I asked Nick to look over my description here. He suggested changes, most of which I could not disagree with, and went on to dispute the modest contribution I claim, contending that my edits to his book “were very far-reaching, from broad high-level issues to misplaced commas.” So be it.
Editorial
Edits for the conclusion of Cadence & Slang, with insertions on the verso (not pictured). The last few pages of manuscript were thrice folded to fit the pocket of my messenger bag, brought along to a local bar, and slipped into his backpack while he was in the john.