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McKay Galeano Adams

McKay Galeano Adams

·Aug 31, 2021

Holistic Design: Facilitating the Exchange of Value — Part 2

In Part 1, I laid out a background of design that is founded in rational decision making and a brief history of our design industry to this point. I’ve also touched on a spectrum of value, or impact, we can make, with the pinnacle requiring us to borrow from the…

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Holistic Design: Facilitating the Exchange of Value — Part Two
Holistic Design: Facilitating the Exchange of Value — Part Two
UX Design

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McKay Galeano Adams

McKay Galeano Adams

·Aug 27, 2021

Holistic Design: Facilitating the Exchange of Value — Part 1

The following is a holistic design philosophy according to yours truly, as it includes everything I’ve learned about design to this point. It’s been 13 years since I graduated college and entered the workforce as a graphic designer. In the last handful of years I’ve had more opportunities to mentor…

UX Design

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Holistic Design: Facilitating the Exchange of Value — Part 1
Holistic Design: Facilitating the Exchange of Value — Part 1
UX Design

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McKay Galeano Adams

McKay Galeano Adams

·Aug 14, 2019

A Custom UX Research Workflow For Less Than $6k/year

You simply cannot build a successful product today without understanding your users to a certain degree. The purpose of this article is not to convince you of the need for customer discovery, it is to provide an insight into how we established a custom research workflow at MX. Based on…

UX

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A Custom UX Research Workflow For Less Than $6k/year
A Custom UX Research Workflow For Less Than $6k/year
UX

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McKay Galeano Adams

McKay Galeano Adams

·Jul 31, 2019

The One Thing That Drives Product Designers Crazy

Proactive creativity and the misaligned role of design in product development. In 2001, Kerrie Unsworth, a psychology professor and researcher proposed a matrix of four creativity types. Among them were “responsive creativity” and “proactive creativity.” Responsive creativity describes someones ability to come up with a solution to a direct problem…

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The One Thing That Drives Product Designers Crazy
The One Thing That Drives Product Designers Crazy
UX

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McKay Galeano Adams

McKay Galeano Adams

·Aug 3, 2015

Follow The End User

In the 90’s someone gave my father Roger von Oech’s Creative Whack Pack which he kept at his office for several years. Occasionally I would visit my father at work and I would almost always find the Creative Whack Pack and read the fascinating advice. Some stories left such an…

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Follow The End User
Follow The End User

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McKay Galeano Adams

McKay Galeano Adams

·Aug 3, 2015

Predicting the Future

I am going to wander into speculation, as I often do, and try to complete a partially hatched idea as I write this post. As I meet with recruiters, hiring managers and especially casual acquaintances, I am often asked, “What does a UX Designer do?” …

UX

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Predicting the Future
Predicting the Future
UX

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McKay Galeano Adams

McKay Galeano Adams

·Aug 3, 2015

A UX Designer That Hates UI

Hate is a strong word. Before I begin, let me state, for the record, that I don’t actually hate UI. That much. A good portion of the work I am contracted to do involves designing user interfaces or website layouts. A well designed app or site still gives me goosebumps…

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A UX Designer That Hates UI
A UX Designer That Hates UI

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McKay Galeano Adams

McKay Galeano Adams

·Aug 3, 2015

Hung Up On UX Job Titles

I recently read Lean UX and I recommend everyone within the industry pick up and evaluate this book for themselves. I found several principles within the book to fall inline with my own observations and personal experience. You can safely assume these common viewpoints will resurface for the next little…

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Hung Up On UX Job Titles
Hung Up On UX Job Titles

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UX Director/Designer. Mustachioed creative junky. Yerba mate connoisseur, motorcyclist and bocce aficionado.

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