Archives for October 2016

10/12/2016 - No Comments!

Practical SVG, Notes

I'll occasionally publish my personal notes from reading a new book, attending an industry conference or something similar on this  blog. I personally refer back to my own posts frequently, revisiting technical skills or refreshing myself on the highlights for a new project.

This is one of those posts. I just completed reading Practical SVG by Chris Coyier from the A Book Apart series. As usual, it was a fantastic read and brought me up to speed on the current state of SVGs for the web! My notes follow.

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10/10/2016 - No Comments!

Boosting User Experience Awareness Company-Wide

You’re convinced, some folks within your team are convinced but there’s still a few hold-outs to incorporating user feedback sessions into your product’s development cycle. Over my years as a designer on various software teams, here are some methods I’ve found to be successful in gaining larger buy-in for the UX processes within an agile environment.

In a nutshell I recommend that you clarify any misconceptions of UX testing, iterate in public and then stay consistent with your processes.

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