After running boutique design firm EightShapes for 18 years, Dan struck out on his own, starting Curious Squid Design Lab to continue providing high quality information architecture and UX consulting to enterprise organizations. Through Curious Squid, Dan helps product teams build complex products to align with user needs.

Dan has written three books on user experience design, including Designing Together, the handbook on collaboration and conflict management. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he produced the podcast A Lens A Day, conversations about information architecture. Dan’s passion for information architecture is eclipsed only by his passion for tabletop games.