A screenwriter has a compass that can guide him through the writing process. Cindy Chastain chronicles how we can translate this approach to help us remember the quality and value of the experience.
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Simplify your work and your life by learning the tools and techniques that authors have used to conquered gnarly problem spaces. From avoiding burnout to doing scrappy research on a shoestring budget, you’ll benefit from their experience, avoid making the mistakes they made, and go on to make all new mistakes of your own. (Then contribute your learnings back to us!)
Integrating Prototyping Into Your Design Process
Fred Beecher categorizes prototypes along two dimensions of fidelity –visual and functional — and explains how to choose the right kind of prototype that answers the right questions.
Continue readingThe Content Conundrum
Designers often dismiss deep consideration of content. Chris Detzi shows how this affects project implementation and helps us
create experiences that hold
content more effectively.
Using Wikis to Document UI Specifications
Peter Gremett shows how using a wiki to capture your design is a great way to be adaptive as you build and deliver product
in Agile environments.
UI Pattern Documentation Review
Patrick Stapleton takes a look at some of the world’s most popular pattern libraries and presents the case for a standard approach to documentation and categorization.
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