Every designer will tell you to prototype. Although, there are some designers who go one step further. Paper prototyping. But why? Are they just being fickle? M Cobanli, the founder of OMC Design Studios, said; “Great design is the iteration of good design” in an article by the Interaction Design Foundation titled “Design iteration bringsContinue reading “Prototyping. Just do it.”
Category Archives: Uncategorized
How bad could life as a designer be?
Most professions are demanding. But technology focused careers have a reputation of being incredibly so, particularly for designers and developers. Is that just how it is? Not if you can adapt. “A fulfilling career is a spectrum, not a ladder” writes Natalia Marmolejo in her article titled The Spectrum [..] “To the hungry designer, IContinue reading “How bad could life as a designer be?”
What do Nordstrom, Pixar, and Google have in common? UX
The commonality of an intuitive user experience with these corporate giants is no coincidence. But what about brick-and-mortar, and stores with physical locations? Do they benefit from user experience? The benefits of intelligent user experience transcend medium. “Why must you tell THIS story? What’s the belief burning within you that your story feeds offContinue reading “What do Nordstrom, Pixar, and Google have in common? UX”
Who is the better product designer?
Product design is a combination of multiple fields, from engineers to designers. The constant back and forth between departments, why not set one team loose on the problem until they solve it? Maybe there is something in team communications that offers perspective to the process “The way teams work together is a critical factor inContinue reading “Who is the better product designer?”
Forget design conventions! Well, maybe not all of it.
We’ve all seen it, that flashy new gadget comes out and everyone goes “wow, it’s cool but what a terrible design”. It’s shocking when something upsets our expectations. So why does it work? “readjust the design, think outside the box..” writes Fellype Nascimento in his UX Planet article titled Tradition vs Innovation in UX DesignContinue reading “Forget design conventions! Well, maybe not all of it.”
As the complexity of technology increases, the need for design writing skills follows.
User experience is an essential part of product design. After all, it’s the user who will purchase and use your product, unless that is, they can’t figure out how. That’s where design writing steps in. “As the apps and websites that we use become increasingly complex, the need for clear guidance within them also grows,”Continue reading “As the complexity of technology increases, the need for design writing skills follows.”
Logan Senko 