Valerie LisyanskyinSWARM ThoughtsDo I really need to hire a designer if a developer can do the job?As every entrepreneur knows, when bootstrapping or working with a small budget, it’s important to be very careful with resources. It’s easy…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
Valerie LisyanskyA Surefire Way to Get Results With Remote TeamsIf you’ve ever worked on any remote or “outsourced” team then you’re about to be nodding your head, familiar with the all too many problems…Oct 24, 2016Oct 24, 2016
Valerie LisyanskyAgile development is not the solution for MVP’sThere’s a lot of talk in startup land (and even in enterprise worlds) about utilizing Agile methodologies to build Minimal Viable Products…Oct 11, 20161Oct 11, 20161
Valerie LisyanskyThe Worst Design Pattern in HistoryIn the secondary menu on the mac (control-click), the“add to dictionary” action is right below the corrected spelling selection. Slightest…Aug 1, 20161Aug 1, 20161
Valerie LisyanskyHow to make an app — MVP’s that winWondering how to make an app? Let’s start with the MVP, or minimum viable product. Fundamentally, the MVP is the most basic product that…Jun 17, 20161Jun 17, 20161
Valerie LisyanskyinSWARM ThoughtsCan a graphic designer do the work of a mobile designer?The answer is “yes, but…”Jun 16, 2016Jun 16, 2016
Valerie LisyanskyMy journey from Adobe, to Sketch, and back to Adobe for UI design.Last week (the first week of April, now) Adobe finally released the beta version of its much hyped version of Sketch — called Adobe XD…Jun 16, 2016Jun 16, 2016
Valerie LisyanskyThe Good, The Bad, and the Suboptimal from Mobile World Congress (2016)There’s conferences, and then there’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) — a massive maze of tech booths showcasing some of the coolest new tech…Mar 29, 2016Mar 29, 2016