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Called an interface guru by publications like Wired and Fast Company, Aza is the co-founder of Massive Health, and was until recently Creative Lead for Firefox. Previously, he was a founding member of Mozilla Labs. Aza gave his first talk on user interface at age 10 and got hooked. At 17, he was talking and consulting internationally. Aza has founded and sold two companies, including Songza.com, a minimalist music search engine that had over a million song plays in its first week. He also creates modular cardboard furniture called Bloxes. In another life, Aza has done Dark Matter research at both Tokyo University and the University of Chicago, from where he graduated with honors in math and physics.

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So You Want To Be A Designer: Top 5 List
Aza Raskin's advice on what you should do and master if you want to get into design.
October 28, 2010
You Are Solving The Wrong Problem
When solving a difficult problem, re-ask the problem so the solution helps you learn faster.
May 02, 2011
How To Prototype And Influence People
Generating support and buy-in using prototypes to sketch an idea and inspire participation.
November 16, 2010
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