Daily stand-ups are part of almost every agile team’s routine. But often I hear team members complaining about how ineffective it is due to its endless deep dives or meaningless personal updates. — The daily stand-up is a commitment and coordination meeting for the entire team. It is designed to ensure that the entire team is aware of impediments, what stories are done or not done, and what tasks are ready to be pulled from one team member’s to-do list into someone else’s…

Running a design feedback session can be tricky. If not done right, it can easily end up with a lot of voices not being heard and designers feeling attacked. But as an important part of any product development, we need to master this process so we get constructive feedback and…

by Andrea Pacheco Once somebody asked me “Why you left digital agencies and went to work on the product-side?”. My answer was simple as that: “because I wanted design for people, not for brands.” I worked at various agencies for years and for the most part, I loved it. Designers…

by Andrea Pacheco Just like designing a mobile app, designing a TV application can be a fun and complex thing to do, due to the numerous guidelines and best practices to follow. …

by Andrea Pacheco During last year, I’ve downloaded loads of plugins for Sketch in order to set up a Master file. Below you can find a list of my Top9 essential plugins for Sketch that is crucial on a daily basis. Here we go: 1. SketchDistributor Sketch plugin that distributes selected objects…

by Andrea Pacheco Early in the year, our design team decided to conduct a test with users to collect insights on usability and user experience for our VOD and Multiscreen platform. About the product Using a unique concept we call ‘contextual multiscreen’, screens automatically melt together when used in concert, switching their behaviour…

por Andrea Pacheco Arrumar um emprego já é uma tarefa difícil. Então se prepare: arrumar um emprego fora do seu país pode demorar um tempo. É claro que tudo vai depender de muitos fatores, mas o principal, é a sua dedicação ao aplicar para uma vaga. Esperar que alguma empresa entre em contato com você já por si só uma etapa demorada. Depois que você tem uma empresa interessada em te conhecer, vem outra demora: passar pelo processo seletivo.

Todo ano que se preze começa com algumas resoluções e predições. No mundo do Design não poderia ser diferente. A nova era do Design de Interação conta com transições e animações para praticamente qualquer elemento gráfico. …

Um passo importante no início de um projeto é testar o fluxo e a arquitetura de informação de um site ou app. …