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How to review and use a wireframe
How to review and use a wireframe
How to As a digital product designer, a large part of my everyday work is ideation. Taking the problems our clients are facing, diving…
Paulina Olin
Nov 15, 2021
Introducing the Wonderful Weekly Workshop
Introducing the Wonderful Weekly Workshop
The inspiration behind Inktrap’s Wonderful Weekly Workshop, and how we came to make our design prompt generator - wwworkshop.inktrap.co.uk
Rachel Brockbank
Jun 9, 2020
Designing with real content.
Designing with real content.
Lorum Ipsum was a great way to make a design look realistic without spending your time actually creating content.
Adam Ascroft
Feb 10, 2020
What Is The Difference Between A Design Sprint And A Development Sprint?
What Is The Difference Between A Design Sprint And A Development Sprint?
Wondering why we’re always running? At Inktrap we’ve looked at what this popular term actually means within the industry.
Liz Hamburger
Feb 4, 2020
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Inktrap’s Top 10 Sandwich Days of 2019
Inktrap’s Top 10 Sandwich Days of 2019
Beginning almost by accident back in the summer of 2018, the Inktrap team began to unite one lunchtime a week to create a sandwich…
Rachel Brockbank
Jan 15, 2020
Could Instagram Stories Be More Accessible?
Could Instagram Stories Be More Accessible?
Instagram has recently improved accessibility on images posted in the feed but what about stories?
Liz Hamburger
Dec 20, 2019
Ask Inktrap: What do you think of sprints?
Ask Inktrap: What do you think of sprints?
Welcome to Ask Inktrap, a series where we answer real or hypothetical questions about our process, the work we do or our culture. Created…
Inktrap Team
Dec 18, 2019
Can you convey luxury through digital product design?
Can you convey luxury through digital product design?
Digital products are rendered on the same screens and downloaded from the same distribution centres — what makes a luxury digital product?
James Hanks
Nov 26, 2019
We know about Inclusive Design, but what about inclusive workshops?
We know about Inclusive Design, but what about inclusive workshops?
How we can apply our inclusive design principles to our workshops to create better environments and relationships.
Liz Hamburger
Nov 4, 2019
Why does design for children’s websites have to be so chaotic?
Why does design for children’s websites have to be so chaotic?
Scrolling through websites for kids is an overwhelming experience, full of colours and patterns and pictures, oh my!?
Rachel Brockbank
Oct 30, 2019
Ask Inktrap: What’s your USP?
Ask Inktrap: What’s your USP?
Welcome to Ask Inktrap, a series where we answer real or hypothetical questions about our process, the work we do or our culture.
Inktrap Team
Oct 24, 2019
What makes a good wireframe?
What makes a good wireframe?
We make a lot of wireframes at Inktrap, from quick sketches on paper or a whiteboard, all the way up to fully fleshed out interactive…
Sam Lester
Oct 9, 2019
Refactoring CSS
Refactoring CSS
What to keep in mind when thinking about refactoring your CSS
Jon Barker
Sep 25, 2019
UX Design — Question everything.
UX Design — Question everything.
UX Designer, Product Designer, Visual Designer are different job roles with responsibilities that tend to overlap, one of those…
Adam Ascroft
Sep 15, 2019
5 ways learning programming is like learning a foreign language
5 ways learning programming is like learning a foreign language
Summer is coming, and a few members of the Inktrap team are trying to up their language game as their holidays approach. Spanish, French…
Jon Barker
Sep 11, 2019
Can a new interface solve the problems with self-checkouts?
Can a new interface solve the problems with self-checkouts?
Welcome to the third and the final part of our self-checkout case study. If you haven’t read part one or two, you can do that here and…
Liz Hamburger
Sep 4, 2019
Why side projects are great for business
Why side projects are great for business
Side projects are a great way for designers and developers to develop their skills, try new technologies and build their personal brand.
Chris Evans
Aug 28, 2019
Design files to Design System: a practical guide.
Design files to Design System: a practical guide.
Type “design system” into Medium and what do you get? “X,Y,Z the design system, setting up a design system, our design system…” Most of…
Adam Ascroft
Aug 19, 2019
Ask Inktrap: What tools and tech do you use?
Ask Inktrap: What tools and tech do you use?
Ask Inktrap: What tools and tech do you use?
James Hanks
Aug 14, 2019
Your design portfolio
Your design portfolio
Before we start, I want to make it clear that this isn’t a guide on how to make the perfect portfolio. It makes an assumption you’re just…
Adam Ascroft
Aug 9, 2019
Ask Inktrap: WTF is MVP?
Ask Inktrap: WTF is MVP?
Welcome to Ask Inktrap, a series where we answer questions about us or our process. This week we share with you our weekly newsletter MVP.
Rachel Brockbank
Jul 25, 2019
Introducing Blueprint
Introducing Blueprint
Lay the foundations with our free wireframe kit for Sketch.
Inktrap Team
Jul 18, 2019
What is needed to make a self-checkout that isn’t awful?
What is needed to make a self-checkout that isn’t awful?
Redesigning Self-Checkouts, Part 2
Rachel Brockbank
Jul 11, 2019
Why hiring graduates is one of the best things you can do for your business
Why hiring graduates is one of the best things you can do for your business
As we’re firmly into summer, and graduate shows are coming to a close, there will be a flurry of fresh talent hitting London’s streets…
Liz Hamburger
Jul 4, 2019
As a Digital Designer, am I a Woman in Tech?
As a Digital Designer, am I a Woman in Tech?
What does it mean to be a Woman in Tech? How do I know if I’m considered to be one? Inktrap’s Digital Designers Rachel and Liz discuss.
Inktrap Team
Jun 27, 2019
Top design job boards for getting a job in London
Top design job boards for getting a job in London
Up until very recently (thanks Inktrap for hiring me) I was trawling the internet looking for the next step in my career, so I have…
Adam Ascroft
Jun 13, 2019
Ask Inktrap: How did Inktrap begin?
Ask Inktrap: How did Inktrap begin?
While focusing on hiring the last 6 months we have noticed that there is one question that we get asked every single time we interview…
Sam Lester
Jun 5, 2019
How come everybody loves to hate self-checkouts?
How come everybody loves to hate self-checkouts?
Redesigning Self-Checkouts, Part 1
Inktrap Team
Apr 26, 2019
Starting a new job as a self-taught developer
Starting a new job as a self-taught developer
How to handle those first-day feelings
Jon Barker
Apr 8, 2019
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