Posts Tagged ‘process’

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From whole to hole: a recipe for a holistic design process


Great interaction design is a delicious soup. You boil a variety of different ingredients and spices in the right proportion,  and voila – pure bliss! Unlike other branches of design, however,  it’s extremely hard to write a recipe for interaction design. By its very nature, the interaction design process needs to be fluid and dynamic. … »

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12 Lessons Learned for Getting Better Results from Developers


I currently work at a very small company, less then 20.  But compared to the other stories I’ve heard lately from interaction designers like myself, our company gets surprisingly consistent results from our developers in regards to design.  Following are 12 lessons I’ve learned that have helped me get better results from our in-house developers.

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Why shouldn’t I kill personas?


Over the last few years I’ve become more and more sceptical on the value of personas. I know they’ve always been a popular part in the user centred design methodology, which kind of means that they are holy. But I also believe that from the moment they were introduced they were also misused or based upon the wrong data. For me this was the moment to call in the help of a few experienced UX friends. Why should I still use personas? … »

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