Sorry, but we are not all designers
“We are all designers” has become a rallying cry for some in the design industry. But is this true? Is this the right message to be sending out into the world? I’m not so sure.
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The importance of asking awkward questions
Find out what can happen when awkward question don’t get asked and why asking awkward questions is an important part of being a UXer.
This MVP madness must stop!
First seen in 2011, a new, potentially dangerous form of collective madness has been infecting development and product teams around the globe: MVP madness. Find out what MVP madness is, why it can be so damaging and how to stop it infecting you, and your team.
Mastering Agile UX – Part 2: Cross-team collaboration
Good design requires collaboration, but whilst Agile is great for collaborating within teams, it’s not so great for collaborating outside of teams. In the second of a two part Agile UX series get some hints and tips for better cross-team collaboration.
Mastering Agile UX – Part 1: Managing your work
Agile has touched every aspects of software development, including of course UX. In the first of a two part Agile UX series get some hints and tips for managing your work as part of a cross-functional Agile team.
Agile, design systems and the great railway gauge war
Find out what the great railway gauge war of the 19th century can teach you about Agile and why the Death Star is the best model for maintaining a design system!
Automation – designers’ friend or foe?
We are entering a new robotics and AI driven industrial revolution. Manufacturing, distribution, farming and countless other industries are increasingly becoming automated. Will design be next?
How to judge your design and research efforts
Find out how Mark Cavendish, winner of 30 Tour de France stage victories can help you master the skill of judging the right amount of design and research effort to throw at a problem.
15 tips for running remote design sprints
Design sprints are great if you can get everyone in the same room, but what if you can’t do that? What if you’re forced to run a remote design sprint? Find out some top tips to ensure that your remote design sprints are just as successful as when everyone is co-located.
Harry Potter and the Studio Tour of Secrets
A few weeks ago I visited the Making of Harry Potter Warner Bros studio tour, just outside London. In amongst the many sets, props, costumes and models, one thing in particular stood out. Find out what is was, and what the Harry Potter films can teach you about great design.