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Apr 17, 2022

That top image doesn't really show off any of your design work

That top image doesn't really show off any of your design work

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That top image doesn't really show off any of your design work

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Published in Think big, work smart.

·Nov 22, 2017

The new UX — it’s all talk

UX is changing. You may have noticed that UX designers are spending less and less time at their desks, doing UX. They’re spending their time talking to people, whether at other people’s desks, in workshops or stood up in front of white boards — decorating it with post-it notes. But…

Design

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The new UX — it’s all talk
The new UX — it’s all talk
Design

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Published in Think big, work smart.

·Aug 26, 2017

Sketch 43 — This changes everything

Chris Thelwell explores the open file format update to Sketch and how it will change the way designers work forever. — On 06 April 2017, Bohemian Coding released an update to their popular design tool, Sketch 43. Designers around the world hailed it as a game-changer for the design tool industry. …

Design

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Sketch 43 — This changes everything
Sketch 43 — This changes everything
Design

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Published in Think big, work smart.

·May 22, 2017

Net Magazine Q&A

From choosing prototyping tools to getting your priorities right when designing a new product. I answer Net Magazine readers questions. I was asked to join Net Magazine as their UX expert for issue 294. Below are the full answers to the selected questions submitted by Net Magazine readers. “How would you define the difference between convenience and personalisation?” From Jesse…

Prototyping

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Net Magazine Q&A
Net Magazine Q&A
Prototyping

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Published in Think big, work smart.

·Apr 30, 2017

Get-out-of-talking-to-users — Taking a chance on personas

Personas are a fundamental part of a UX designer’s toolkit — and they help design teams make decisions knowing that they’re solving the right problems for the right person. But are they as useful as we think? Do personas create a false sense of security? From my experience working with…

UX

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Get-out-of-talking-to-users — Taking a chance on personas
Get-out-of-talking-to-users — Taking a chance on personas
UX

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Published in Think big, work smart.

·Dec 31, 2016

2017, we don’t need anymore UX Designers

They are saying that 2016 was the year that changed everything. From Britain deciding to leave Europe. To the surprise result in the US Presidential Election. In Design things changed in a big way too. But will 2017 bring a much bigger and tougher change? In 2016, design and customer…

2017

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2017, we don’t need anymore UX Designers
2017, we don’t need anymore UX Designers
2017

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·Aug 12, 2016

The Agile Design Team Maturity Scale

I believe that all design teams follow the same journey as they adapt their practice to an agile workflow. Design is historically a waterfall process. The change to an agile workflow is usually driven by the engineering team, or by the demands of the organisation to deliver faster in the…

Agile

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The Agile Design Team Maturity Scale
The Agile Design Team Maturity Scale
Agile

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·Aug 11, 2016

Should designers be generalists or specialists?

I was asked by InVision “Should designers be generalists or specialists?” This was my response. At Envato we have a distributed design team. Designers are embedded in small cross-functional teams alongside developers and a product manager, so it’s really important that our designers can do a bit of everything. We look for generalists when we hire We…

UX

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Should designers be generalists or specialists?
Should designers be generalists or specialists?
UX

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Published in Think big, work smart.

·Apr 10, 2016

Structuring a design team in a continuous delivery agile environment

I was asked by InVision “How do you structure your design teams — and why?” This was my response. — At Envato we’re building a complex marketplace product used by millions people around the world. We’re constantly making iterative improvements to existing features and experimenting with new initiatives. Our continuous delivery model enables our team to ship several times a day. I’ve previously written about how our agile UX team…

UX

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Structuring a design team in a continuous delivery agile environment
Structuring a design team in a continuous delivery agile environment
UX

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·Mar 23, 2016

The resilient leader

I was asked by InVision “What do you believe are the essential qualities of a good design leader?” This was my response. — Design’s role in modern organisations is largely misunderstood. Executives now know they need design, but they don’t know what that means, how to manage it as a department and how to integrate it with the rest of the organisation. …

Design

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The resilient leader
The resilient leader
Design

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