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Inclusive Design

February 08, 2022 09:16 AM
Inclusive design describes methodologies to create products that understand and enable people of all backgrounds and abilities. It may address accessibility, age, economic situation, geographic location, language, race, and more.
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Personas

June 03, 2021 04:42 PM
Simply put, “Personas are fictional characters” (“Personas”, 2013). They are created to represent real groups of users so you, as a designer, can reference specific people when making design decisions.
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Paper Prototyping

June 03, 2021 04:16 PM
A paper prototype is a first-draft paper version of whatever you’re setting out to create and should be the first step in bringing your designs into the physical world.
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Jobs to Be Done Personas

June 03, 2021 03:48 PM
Persona creation usually focuses on defining the characteristics of a group of users. Although understanding who your users are is a good baseline, understanding what they’re trying to accomplish and why...
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How to Communicate Business Value of Design

June 03, 2021 03:17 PM
As designers, we are experts of user experience, design aesthetics, and stakeholder needs. The part we are typically unsure of is understanding the real business value of what we do best.
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Designing WITH the Customer

June 03, 2021 11:35 AM
My favorite part of User Experience is talking with the people who actually have to use the product. Because our projects are often commissioned by people very far up the org chart, the day-to-day users are often people who are not invited to the project or design meetings.
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