Things I’ve Learned From the WordPress Community
We share a few valuable lessons we’ve learned from the WordPress community. Some may sound basic, but they’ve impacted both our careers and life.
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How do you explain information architecture to non designers?
I am working on a large financial application and would like to know few ways to present an IA or sitemap to other stakeholders (business development teams)
Do you start by explaining the goal or the problems with the current IA? or Should…
The Deadly Communication Sins Freelance Designers Commit
Alright, freelancers – it’s time to confess! How many of you are guilty of not communicating regularly enough with your clients? Maybe you’re running behind on your deadline, and you’re…
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How to Improve Your Communication With Clients
Improve your communication and get down to the nitty-gritty with clients, so that you won’t waste time assuming that they need to know things they don’t.
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Designing for Change with the Knoster Model
Every experience we have changes us. Every experience we design changes others. Change is inevitable and unavoidable. If this is true, why do people hate or fear change? Designers need a reliable, proven method to create and communicate desirable change for end users and business. We need an effective way to show how much gain they will get while we minimize their pain. Mike Donahue, Sr. UX Designer at DICK’s Sporting Goods helps us to understand how the Knoster Model for Managing Complex Change helps UX designers do just this.
Stop Rewriting My UX Copy
How to address chronic copy meddlers You’re cooking dinner for a friend. You looked up a good recipe, found a delicious jambalaya, shopped for the ingredients, spent time prepping and cooking. Now your friend takes a few bites. They then get up, walk out, and a little while later come back with a take-out meal. […]
Stop Rewriting My UX Copy
How to address chronic copy meddlers You’re cooking dinner for a friend. You looked up a good recipe, found a delicious jambalaya, shopped for the ingredients, spent time prepping and cooking. Now your friend takes a few bites. They then get up, walk out, and a little while later come back with a take-out meal. […]
Why You Should Explain Design Decisions to Your Clients
Have you ever found yourself totally in love with a design mockup you created, only to see your client pick it apart? Even worse is when they advocate for changes…
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The Biggest Designer Debates
It seems like every industry has their own set of fiercely debated topics. They pit tool against tool, theory against theory and can be great fun (or infuriating, depending upon…
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Build Better Products by Leveraging Feedback Effectively
Feedback is one of the important tools that helps us grow, improve our work, and create an environment of trust. We are stronger when we work together – other people have ideas that would never have occurred to us. However, criticism often becomes vague and destructive, which can demotivate the creator. Understanding how to give […]