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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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Information Architecture

Zac Grubbe
By Zac Grubbe
June 15, 2021 05:04 PM
Finding information is one of the main reasons people visit websites, so organizing web information is extremely important.
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Writing Scenarios

Hyram Brown
By Hyram Brown
June 03, 2021 05:35 PM
A scenario is a story describing aspects of a user’s life, and it provides context as to how your product can play a role in their life. Scenarios are tied closely to personas, as personas are often used...
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UX Strategy

Zac Grubbe
By Zac Grubbe
June 03, 2021 05:27 PM
UX is a hot topic in the tech world today, and there are many resources available to learn about the methods and specifics of UX (this site being one of them).
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Prototyping

Hyram Brown
By Hyram Brown
June 03, 2021 04:51 PM
Prototyping is a form of drafting that happens during the design process. Prototypes are representations of products that users can interact with and give feedback on.
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Personas

Hyram Brown
By Hyram Brown
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

Mallory Clinger
By Mallory Clinger
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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Master the Art of Headings to Boost UX

Madison Moulder
By Madison Moulder
June 03, 2021 03:57 PM
Think about what you do when you look at a page and see a never-ending chunk of unbroken text. A non-stop flow of information and shortened attention span means that you don’t read content...
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Experience Maps

Hyram Brown
By Hyram Brown
June 03, 2021 02:59 PM
Experience maps are visual representations of the entire experience a consumer will have with your product or service. They can be current maps that reflect the true-to-life experiences customers have with your product...
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Content Creation

Hyram Brown
By Hyram Brown
June 02, 2021 08:37 PM
Content creation is exactly what it sounds like: creating content to contribute to a medium. Content creation can include visual art, writing, photography, videography, graphic design, and more.
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Collaboration

Zac Grubbe
By Zac Grubbe
June 02, 2021 08:22 PM
Development is becoming more and more of a team effort. Collaboration is key to not only communication but to the entire life of a product.
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