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The new UX — it’s all talk
The new UX — it’s all talk
UX is changing. You may have noticed that UX designers are spending less and less time at their desks, doing UX. They’re spending their…
Sketch 43 — This changes everything
Sketch 43 — This changes everything
Chris Thelwell explores the open file format update to Sketch and how it will change the way designers work forever.
Net Magazine Q&A
Net Magazine Q&A
From choosing prototyping tools to getting your priorities right when designing a new product. I answer Net Magazine readers questions.
Get-out-of-talking-to-users — Taking a chance on personas
Get-out-of-talking-to-users — Taking a chance on personas
Personas are a fundamental part of a UX designer’s toolkit — and they help design teams make decisions knowing that they’re solving the…
2017, we don’t need anymore UX Designers
2017, we don’t need anymore UX Designers
They are saying that 2016 was the year that changed everything. From Britain deciding to leave Europe. To the surprise result in the US…
The Agile Design Team Maturity Scale
The Agile Design Team Maturity Scale
I believe that all design teams follow the same journey as they adapt their practice to an agile workflow.
Should designers be generalists or specialists?
Should designers be generalists or specialists?
I was asked by InVision “Should designers be generalists or specialists?” This was my response.
It’s Information Architecture, not Content Architecture
It’s Information Architecture, not Content Architecture
A couple of months ago I kicked off World IA Day at General Assembly Melbourne with a talk called “It’s Information Architecture, not…
Structuring a design team in a continuous delivery agile environment
Structuring a design team in a continuous delivery agile environment
I was asked by InVision “How do you structure your design teams — and why?” This was my response.
Looking back at my time at Envato
Looking back at my time at Envato
On September 23rd, 2013 I joined Real Madrid. I played in the regional league until then, so this was a massive move for me.
The resilient leader
The resilient leader
I was asked by InVision “What do you believe are the essential qualities of a good design leader?” This was my response.
Measure outcomes not outputs
Measure outcomes not outputs
I was asked by InVision “What are the key metrics you use to track your design’s effectiveness?” This was my response.
Design thinking: an over promise under delivered
Design thinking: an over promise under delivered
I was asked by InVision “What is the biggest problem in the design industry?” This was my response.
How Envato’s agile UX team works
How Envato’s agile UX team works
Agile delivery teams work in sprints with cross-functional teams to create small iterative or incremental improvements to a product.
5 simple questions to ask before you start your next project
5 simple questions to ask before you start your next project
So you’ve got the brief for the next project, a clear business problem that you need to solve. Or maybe it’s an instruction to build a new…
