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Mike Kivikoski
Mike Kivikoski

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May 25, 2016

Let’s make user testing even easier.

The principle concept of weekly user testing is creating testing patterns that need testing today, easier. …

UX

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UX

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May 17, 2016

Modular CSS / Atomic Design in the Enterprise

The shift from designing and building full screens to reusable components has begun, and it’s not just for small startups looking to be nimble and quick. …

Atomic Design

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Modular CSS / Atomic Design in the Enterprise
Modular CSS / Atomic Design in the Enterprise
Atomic Design

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Apr 28, 2016

Dark Patterns Ruin Great Services

Well, duh. A Dark Pattern is a user interface that has been carefully crafted to trick users into doing things, such as buying insurance with their purchase or signing up for recurring bills. Tricking users isn’t a business model. …

Dark Ux

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Dark Ux

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Mar 8, 2016

Delivering Responsive at Scale

Anyone who has been at the helm of a project redesign knows that even the simplest of changes can bring about many internal conflicts. This is exponentially more difficult in large scale enterprises when working through a responsive redesign project. Responsive redesigns require organizations to rethink their existing processes and…

Web Design

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Delivering Responsive at Scale
Delivering Responsive at Scale
Web Design

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Jan 26, 2016

Creating a podcast

I co-host Design, Build, Test, Repeat with Eric Bailey , a podcast that discusses design and building user interfaces for web applications. Shameless plug; our first episode, 00 Introductions, can be heard below: A few things I’ve learned from preparing, recording, uploading, and setting up the podcast: Prep work Eric and…

Podcast

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Podcast

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Jan 21, 2016

ABC: Always Be Continuous integration

The future is here. No longer do you have to rely on FTP or manually pushing code. This makes development life so much easier. …

Continuous Integration

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ABC: Always Be Continuous integration
ABC: Always Be Continuous integration
Continuous Integration

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Jan 13, 2016

Laying out the foundation on a new project

Starting a new project. You begin thinking of all the wonderful things you’re going to design and build. All the interactions and features; the in-person user testing and A/B testing; the workflows and models; the new technology stack and style guide. It is a wonderful and amazing time. Then, just…

Development

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Development

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Jan 6, 2016

An Easier Way to Find Users for User Testing on New Products

Finding users for user testing, isn’t always an easy task. Companies with existing users can send out emails, send a tweet or may already have an established user group. What if your product doesn’t exist yet, and therefore doesn’t have any users? You’ll have to try and find potential users…

User Research

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User Research

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Dec 29, 2015

Spend $1, save $99

Product Development is expensive. Yet some clients want to jump right into building a feature. Without validating the User needs–requirements are written, sent to Development, and pushed to Production (with a lot of additional steps in between). That process costs a lot of money. Features should be validated, prototyped and…

Prototyping

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Prototyping

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Dec 22, 2015

Failure

From the beginning, we’re conditioned that failure is a terrible thing by associating it with negative outcomes. Schools tell us, “Fail this test, and you won’t advance into a better school”. This enforces fear of failure being a primary contributor behind not wanting to fail; instead of wanting to succeed…

Failure

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Failure

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Mike Kivikoski

Mike Kivikoski

385 Followers

#UX #UI #Designer, #Developer, #Educator, #Speaker — Intro to #Development @OReillyMedia http://oreil.ly/1mI8FqY — Evolving #Web #Apps http://bit.ly/1OEyT7M

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