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Do Designer Need To Know How To Code? – Part 2
TweetIn Part 1, I argued that the need for a designer to know how to code what they create is based on the designer’s chosen professional path and the overall size of the project they are working on. This has … Continue reading
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Tagged coding, Design, user experience design
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Even Toddlers Get Affordances
TweetMy 20 month year old son Tristan made a visit to my office last week. As we were leaving, he fell victim to my office’s front door. For years I have despised this door, as no matter how many times … Continue reading
Do People Use (Insert Feature\Function)?
TweetThis question gets asked in a variety of online forums and Q&A communities all the time. We also hear it offline coming from stakeholders and clients when projects are getting kicked off, or when designs are being reviewed. Fortunately, this … Continue reading
Why I AM a Designer
TweetDisclaimer: This is NOT meant to be a statement of general definition. I wrote this article to myself, in an act of self reflection. Since I’m an open person, I felt it was necessary to put this out there for … Continue reading
Conversation on Failure
TweetI recently had the pleasure of being a guest on Jeff Parks i.a. podcast. This was my first time being both interviewed and recorded, and kudos to Jeff for making it an awesome experience! The conversation we had revolved around … Continue reading
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
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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Tagged Design, Interaction Design, prototyping
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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
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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