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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A sketch can start a company
Category: UX Musings
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?
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.
To succeed as a UX designer, be aware of your surroundings and the tech that you’re designing for. Understand your technological environment to design for users.
Design isn’t just designing, it’s a bit more than that.
When designing, do you dictate or collaborate? You get so much more out of collaboration. For one, you get many different ideas from which to pick, and for another you can mix and match the best ideas to come up with a great design. Don’t forget to research it with your users, they are part […]
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Purple is cool!
Quick observation: It’s fascinating to me how many startups begin with purple as their brand colour, and then invariably move away from it. Purple is cool! But maybe it’s one of the colours people can’t/don’t/won’t take seriously? As an example, Heroku when it first launched was full on purple, now they are swinging over toward […]