A New UX Training Community: Experience Thinkers
By Siobhan Kennedy
To kick off our training in 2021, we’re sharing an interview with Tedde van Gelderen, President and Founder of Akendi and Experience Thinkers...
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By Siobhan Kennedy
To kick off our training in 2021, we’re sharing an interview with Tedde van Gelderen, President and Founder of Akendi and Experience Thinkers...
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ÂÂToday, we’re celebrating our talented team of researchers and designers by providing a glimpse into how they got started, and what fuels and...
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Have you ever come across a website with absolutely terrible typography? Chances are you didn’t stick around too long. Following some basic...
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I have a confession to make… the 2016 Design Thinkers Conference was filled with inspiring talks but the “Confessions†theme didn’t quite...
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You have a great client, you’ve signed on to work together on an inspiring project, but it turns out they have an outdated or unrealized brand...
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My husband is a bike nut. For as long as I’ve known him he has been an avid cyclist, and thankfully, he encouraged me to get riding a few years...
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There are a few interesting design trends we’re keeping our eyes on this year. With spring fast approaching, this seems like a nice time to step...
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Diving into a new project takes a different trajectory for everyone but for this visual designer it often begins with a healthy dose of fear. It...
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A look at how sharing-economy giants, Uber and Airbnb, differ in their approach to garnering trust through messaging and visual design. We’re...
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With Google unleashing its redesigned logo this month, we thought we’d gather up some feedback from around the office. Here are some of our...
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Grids & Guides: A Notebook for Visual Thinkers “144 pages of blank graph paper, plus charts, infographics, tables, and other...
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After recently completing an extensive website design style guide for a client, we were reminded just how much this document reflects the...
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For years I’ve been taking advantage of doing my personal banking online in the comfort of my own home. It was a transition that was easy to...
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An icon is a graphic symbol representing and object, action or idea. They are an integral part of our visual language providing clear...
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Design inspiration is often sought in the latest and greatest design examples floating around the web and in the slick pages of design magazines...
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Akendi is a human experience design firm, leveraging equal parts experience research and creative design excellence. We provide strategic insights and analysis about customer and user behaviour and combine this knowledge with inspired design. The results enable organizations to improve effectiveness, engage users and provide remarkable customer experiences to their audiences.