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Ah, the fine art of wireframes. Probably the most recognized tool of the User Centered Design process. It’s used in a many of today’s application and web design projects. There are applications to help you wireframe. Websites about wireframing. Even groups to show off your wireframes. Some wireframes are pencil some are digital. Some are sketchy some are clean. What “wireframe” means goes beyond style these days and it seems to change depending on who …

Somewhere in the intersection of skill set, project constraints and user expectation lies a best practice. I’m all for sharing information and learning and improving technique, but to try to create a perfect storm of steps to facilitate a UX process for a corporate standard… I’m not buying it. User Experience Design is an odd combination of skills that make up a job title driven by industry need. The UX professional is expected to have …

Let’s all get the cards on the table. Selling design in an À la carte fashion doesn’t work. Try if you will, but the reality is that you are telling your client that you can make a site just as effective with or without design but if they want it, it would be a nice to have. Nothing could be farther from the truth. It is documented and quantifiable that designing the work flow and …

I think user testing web apps is a good thing during development. Not just a good thing. A necessary thing. With user testing you get an hard look at all your assumptions. A reality check. The sad thing is, when the times get tough, the tough stop testing. When the budget gets tight and time is of the essence; user testing is the first thing that is removed from the process. Instead, the user experience …

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