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UX Design UX Maturity UX Musings

The best way to lead is to follow

Use influence by listening rather than control to lead by following.

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UX Design UX Musings

A sketch can start a company

A sketch, pen to paper, can start a company. In fact there are many stories of it happening this way. Are you ready to take this brave first step?

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Design Thinking UX Design UX Maturity UX Retrospective

What is a UX Retrospective?

A good UX retrospective involves a structured reflection on a completed project or sprint, focusing on identifying what went well, what didn’t, and how to improve future work. 

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UX Design UX Retrospective

Communicate your expertise to your team

Think back to your first few months at your new role, and where you are now. Does your team know what you can do?

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Code & Development UX Musings UX Talks

Teach a new designer how to code

I gave a talk last week about Using Code as a Design tool, and the feedback and discussions that came out of it were amazing. One great question I got, and had not considered, is how can a new designer use code as a design tool?

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Code & Development UX Musings UX Talks

My April UX ChCh meetup talk: Using code as a design tool

It took about 3-4 weeks of preparation but the result was well worth it. Speaking at UX ChCh was great fun and great discussions came out of it, using code as a design tool.

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Code & Development Design Thinking UX Design

Don’t call it a code handoff – Figma

A key factor in communicating a design is also making sure a design tool like Figma is used to communicate features to developers. Is Dev Mode up to the task?