Icon Design in UX: Top 5 Considerations

By Siobhan Kennedy

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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Designing for ‘women’? You’re doing it wrong

By Lisa Min

Designing for women is a topic that many people have addressed and was recently brought to my mind when shopping for various sporting goods. I...

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From Wireframe to Visual Design – Establishing Initial Concepts

By Jessica Murray

The creation of visual concepts is a process that many visual designers may be familiar with. My process may differ a bit from others, or may be...

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Simple Isn’t Always Better

By Dan Iaboni

A common requirement that I see when reviewing user requirements documents is that the system should be simple. First, stating that the system...

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Everything I know about UX I learned from The Terminator

By Dominira Saul

Yup, that's right those murderous robots of cinematic lore. The terminator movies teach us some valuable lessons about technology that we'd be...

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The Art and Science of Information Architecture

By Cindy Beggs

In the context of a discussion around information architecture, (IA), definitions are fairly plentiful and even synonymous terms exist, like...

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Design Inspiration In Everyday Objects

By Siobhan Kennedy

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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Sorry, that wasn’t my Intention

By Cindy Beggs

As Canadians, we are well-known for apologizing for things even when they aren't our fault. As human beings, we are often surprised when something...

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Responsive Design: Designing for Multiple Devices

By Athena Herrmann

There is a lot of talk about responsive design, but not a lot of tactical knowledge sharing about HOW to do it. First and foremost, consider...

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User Experience Design is a Team Sport

By Dominira Saul

At Akendi we offer training courses that lead to certifications in UX research and UX design. Of the hundreds of people that have taken our...

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Preparing for an Augmented Future: Homework

By Dan Iaboni

In my webinar I stated that for AR to be successful it needs to be useful and make it easier to do things than the way we do it today. The path...

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Visual Style Guides: Designing for consistency

By Jessica Murray

All the big brands have one, do you? It exists to help keep the brand in tact and consistent no matter where it's used or how it's seen. This is...

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Creating “Certified” Experiences

By Janet Bewell

Have you ever watched a movie or read a book that was incredibly painful but in the end left you with such good dinner conversation that the pain...

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Service design & Journey mapping: include end-to-end lifecycle phases

By Tedde van Gelderen

We recently completed a customer journey (or experience) mapping activity as part of a project. It was done to help capture the company's...

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Audio Interface Design: Why R2-D2 Couldn’t Talk

By Patrick Noonan

Growing up an avid Star Wars fan, it was always my dream to have a robot like R2-D2. In case you aren't familiar, R2-D2 is the trashcan looking...

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Icon Design in UX: Top 5 Considerations

Designing for ‘women’? You’re doing it wrong

From Wireframe to Visual Design – Establishing Initial Concepts

Simple Isn’t Always Better

Everything I know about UX I learned from The Terminator

The Art and Science of Information Architecture

Design Inspiration In Everyday Objects

Sorry, that wasn’t my Intention

Responsive Design: Designing for Multiple Devices

User Experience Design is a Team Sport

Preparing for an Augmented Future: Homework

Visual Style Guides: Designing for consistency

Creating “Certified” Experiences

Service design & Journey mapping: include end-to-end lifecycle phases

Audio Interface Design: Why R2-D2 Couldn’t Talk

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