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The Importance of Failure for Designers – Part 3
TweetIn the final part of this series on the importance of failure, I’ll be getting a little philosophical on the subject. Part 1 and Part 2 covered some practical means to take advantage of failure. The final two methods are … Continue reading
The Importance of Failure for Designers – Part 2
TweetIn Part 1, I showcased the first two methods for dealing with failure and learning from it. Part 2 will focus on activities that can be during a retrospective, or stand alone. These next two methods have a certain risk … Continue reading
The Importance of Failure for Designers – Part 1
TweetI’ve recently been working on a framework to help designers deal with failure. Failure can occur many times over the course of a project, and knowing how to use that failure effectively helps a team continue to work without losing … Continue reading
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Advanced Prototyping Using Blend 3
TweetThe key to any advanced prototypes using Blend 3 w/ Skecthflow is using the SketchFlow Animation Panel, the more advanced States panel, or by adding common interactive behavior to controls. Now, if you happen to have any Flash background, setting … Continue reading
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Prototyping with Blend 3 and Sketchflow
TweetMy first introduction to Blend wasn’t a pleasant one, so bad that when Blend2 came out I promptly ignored it. However, while attending the Day of .Net Conference I sat in on a demo of Blend 3 with Sketchflow. It … Continue reading
How do you learn from failing?
TweetThe art of designing is one filled with failing early and failing often. These iterations allow a designer to learn from their mistakes to get to a proper solution. Learning from your failures is real challenge though, especially if there … Continue reading
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Links 7/1 – 7/10
TweetSeeing Things Differently – It is always best to keep in mind the people that always need a little help. Designing A Unified Experience – Kim Goodwin gives an outstanding overview of design. Great video to check out. Todd Zaki … Continue reading
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Tagged Design, Heuristics, prototyping, User Experience, UX Designer
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What kind of designer do I aspire to be?
TweetGhost in the Pixel is one of my favorite Interaction Design blogs. Last May, Uday Gajendar posted some insightful questions to guide young designers on the path they want to take professionally. I found this helpful in allowing me to … Continue reading
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Links 6/22 – 6/26
Tweet10 UI Design Patterns You Should Be Paying Attention To – Great additions to your design pattern library. Smashing Magazine never disappoints. Four Must Read Pieces on UX Matter – You can never have too much reference material. Visual Decision … Continue reading
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Tagged Links, Patterns, Psychology, Tabs, User Experience, Web Standards, Wireframes
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Links for 6/15-6/19
TweetWeb Design From The Gut – Web design has a process that’s for sure, but so much still just comes from the gut. 40 Helpful Resource on User Interface Design Patterns – Smashing Magazine serves up this great collection of … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, Design, Experience Design, Kinder Eggs, Patterns, Web Design
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