Insights from CanUX 2016
This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the 7th annual CanUX conference here in Ottawa. After an inspiring experience last year, I was...
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Thoughts on the 2016 Design Thinkers Conference
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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The Internet of Things – Who Cares?
I have always found the term, the "Internet-of-Things" a bit of a misnomer. What does it actually mean? Are things going on the internet and if...
Read more The UX of Branding – How a user focused approach can benefit your brand (PART 2)
For a branding project to be successful, you need to understand your organization, develop a sound brand strategy, and then execute that strategy...
Read more UX of Branding: How a User Focused Approach Can Benefit Your Brand
Brand design and UX are often seen as distinct processes. In many companies, product teams handle a product's user experience while the marketing...
Read more 53 Minutes for the UX Solution
That's the amount of time I had for writing this blog post. It meant I had to be creative, focused and not be distracted for this period if I had...
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The Experience of Unsubscribing
I don't know about you, but I'm always finding my inbox crammed with email newsletters I don't remember signing up for. A lot of times it's from...
Read more How to Create a Space for Design Thinkers, Part II
In my last blog post, I talked about creating an interior space through the lens of User Experience Design (UXD). This perspective introduced the...
Read more It’s Classic Penguin: Cover to Cover – A review
Hi, I'm Kostis and I love books! I always need to know that there are at least three of them in my "To Read" list before I finish the one I'm...
Read more Apple: Two terrible and two brilliant design decisions
Apple is often hailed as the gold standard for user design. There are a couple of things that they have done very well and then there's a few...
Read more The Inverted UX Funnel: Or the Cost/Benefit of UX Design
Today I came back from a lunch where I talked with a potential client about their product. This was a first conversation so most of the time was...
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How to navigate a Design project when the branding is outdated
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...
Read more Putting User Testing in Context
The traditional role of user testing in the product lifecycle has changed dramatically over the last 2-3 years. User testing is one of the main...
Read more A Designer’s Book Shelf
I recently moved into a new apartment and while organizing my collection of picture books I naturally found a way to procrastinate and cracked...
Read more Menus, Navigation, Pages, Content Structure: Which one of these things doesn’t “belong”?
I think information architecture, (IA), is a fascinating topic and an IA is a very fulfilling thing to construct. So why is it that, during the...
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