It’s often said that words can illustrate things pretty clearly when used in the right context. Based on the title of this event, it was just the right type of title to attract like minded people in the tech field….
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In this day and age, there is an app for almost any and everything that you’d like to do. With the rise of devices, the experience with applications and the desire to accomplish any task from a device is no…
I recently embarked on a new journey within my UX Career and involved myself with an awesome startup: CraftJack. Coming on board as the UX Designer in a space where I had the least amount of knowledge made it that…
Recently I’ve stumbled across an awesome site (Sketchnote Army) that was dedicated to learning the great skill of taking notes. This technique was called SketchNoting where you literally combine visual images to word references to log the conversations. In a…
Everything has its own ebb and flow; including any site that you design. In creating this flow, it is important to test the use of how your users may interact with the navigation and the flow of the product in…
Starting a Thanksgiving week off merely exhausted and elated meant that the weekend was a memorable one. Back for another round, Startup Weekend Chicago 2012 was reborn. With new ideas a new location and a plethora of old and new…
An interesting start to today’s class to illustrate what current companies are doing in relation to UX and design. Director of UX at Grub Hub, Josh Evnin-an awesome thought leader and member of the Balanced Team Chicago came out to…
Directions, arrows, pointers, etc… all contribute to finding your way. They point to certain places and things that could potentially lead you astray or guide you into a location of greatness. This same analogy works for website flows and site…
It was a chilly Saturday morning as I approached the Merchandise Mart eager to listen to ideas for the day. Greeted with a spread of decadent bagels, fresh fruit and ample boxes of Joe that any designer/coder could ask for….
You already know what your character looks like. Visually you can start to create the image soo clearly. At the top of the sheet of paper you begin to draw a straight line. Followed by four more lines non-parallel to…