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Don’t Kill Your Darlings: Begin with Low-Fi Design
Why do we begin with low-fi design? Drawing and sketching helps you get ideas out without too much investment. That makes it easier to throw them away when a better idea comes along. The Desire to Be Perfect I am working on a project with a friend who is acting as a client for a…
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What is Website Brand Identity?
Website brand identity is made up of Essentially, your brand identity is the personality of your business and a promise to your customers.
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The Occasional Mentor: How to Ask a Speaker a Question — Zoom Edition
THE OCCASIONAL MENTOR is a semi-regular column based on questions I’ve answered on line in forums, and other career advice I’ve given over the prior month. Feel free to add your experience or challenge me in the comments, if you have had a different experience. Asking a Question on Zoom A great way to engage…
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Safe Tech Audit Sketchnotes from IAC22
Zsofi Lang’s Sketchnotes from my talk “Safe Tech Audit: IA as a Framework for Respectful Design” from The Information Architecture Conference 2022:
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Example of a Good UX Research Portfolio Item
Me2B Alliance Project Background The Me2B Alliance is a standards development organization comprised of software engineers, policy analysts, UX experts, business and philanthropic leaders who are committed to giving individuals more say in how technology treats people. We are setting up a rigorous independent testing and certification program for websites, apps and connected devices. The…
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