Published inPrototypr·Nov 1, 2021Prototyping 101: Asking the right questionsTL;DR — Prototyping is a tool that can help you answer questions. But not all questions are worth answering. Some have already been answered and you just haven’t done your research. Others aren’t worth your time — so consider what questions you ask through prototypes. Prototyping is good, right? Well…UX3 min readUX3 min read
Published inPrototypr·Oct 12, 2021Prototyping 101: minimum viable effortTL;DR — for a prototype designer it’s a valuable trait to not polish work beyond the threshold of “good enough”. Prototyping is a series of steps towards a larger destination, and wasted time on an individual “step” makes it less likely that you will ever reach your destination. I’m a…UX2 min readUX2 min read
Published inPrototypr·Oct 3, 2021Sketching 101: Failing forwardTL;DR — creativity is a process of walking through a bunch of “no’s” before landing on a yes. Whenever we try to create something new, each failed attempt is a stepping stone forward towards success — and sketching is one of the ways we make those stepping stones. Supposedly, Miles…UX2 min readUX2 min read
Published inBootcamp·Sep 28, 2021Sketching 101: it shapes your ideasTL;DR — Sketching is an active part of shaping your ideas. It also sparks new ones, in a way that could not occur if you did not make your ideas visual or otherwise externalise them from yourself. Sketching is ideation. Sketching is thinking. …UX3 min readUX3 min read
Published inPrototypr·Sep 24, 2021Sketching 101: FidelityTL;DR — it makes a difference whether your sketches are rough or polished. Because of the time you invest and because roughness (low fidelity) encourages ambiguity and possibilities, where polish (high fidelity) supports decision making and locking things in. A kind of .. “technical” aspect of sketching has to do…UX4 min readUX4 min read
Published inPrototypr·Jun 29, 2021Being a UX’er in a large organisationTL;DR — Working as a UX designer in a big organisation is tough. Such places are slow and cumbersome, and changing direction can take a very long time indeed. …UX Design5 min readUX Design5 min read
Published inPrototypr·Jun 17, 2021Prototyping 101: We lost our coderTLDR; When prototyping, we’re always working with a given set of constraints. When these change, like e.g. when a team member leaves, this doesn’t mean we can’t continue to make progress. It just means we need to consider a new design situation, with a new set of design constraints. I…Prototyping4 min readPrototyping4 min read
Published inBootcamp·Jun 3, 2021Oh — but you called cold waterTL;DR — internal structure, organisation and language at companies frequently “shine through” to the outside world, causing poor user experience and confusion. As UX designers, it’s our responsibility to tackle this and make sure we don’t get bogged down in internal thinking. About a year ago, we didn’t have hot…UX Design3 min readUX Design3 min read
Published inPrototypr·May 28, 2021Sketching 101: exploring the solution spaceTL;DR — Sketching is the ideal tool when you want to explore possible solutions to a design problem. But: It doesn’t just visualise ideas, it is actively a part of creating them. As such, the act of sketching is a must-have tool in your design toolbox. It’s important, damn it! …UX4 min readUX4 min read
Published inPrototypr·May 19, 2021Prototypes 101: Set yourself up for iteration (a failure story)TL;DR — Prototypes are created because you need to find the answers to design questions. As soon as you have one answer, it sparks new questions and ideas, and so you may need to iterate on your prototype so that it embodies these new questions for your next test loop…Prototyping4 min readPrototyping4 min read
