Business-as-usual decision-making is busted: we strive for consensus; we don’t make tough calls; we aren’t transparent about how choices are made. The sprint corrects these problems.
5-day sprints are gaining traction
16 Mar 2016
Entries tagged: design
UX Framework for Healthcare apps
5 Feb 2016
Lorraine Chapman shares thoughts on the Design Thinking Framework that Macadamian is using for the design of Healthcare applications.
Turning our attention to our main concern, the pyramid
5 Oct 2015
Last week, we unveiled the new Planet Argon logo to the team. We’re delighted to now share it with you.
User Research Is Unnecessary and Other Such Myths
13 Jul 2015
The better we understand users, the better products and services we can create. User research is a critical, yet often overlooked step in the development process. Read on for a look at a few commonly held misconceptions about user research and learn why it's more more accessible for your project than you may think.
Watch this short documentary about Aaron Draplin in his element
22 Dec 2014
Earlier this year, I had the good fortune of seeing Aaron Draplin of Draplin Design Co. speak at TEDxPortland. This short documentary series that Vans put together captures him in his element. Totally worth your time to watch these.
Great experiences and your brand
6 Mar 2014
What makes people passionate, pure and simple, is great experiences. If they have great experience with your product and they have great experiences with your service, they’re going to be passionate about your brand, they’re going to be committed to it. That’s how you build that kind of commitment.
It's the small things...HipChat's HEX swatches
4 Mar 2014
Several months ago, our team left Campfire and entered HipChat for all internal conversations project, team, or cute kitten related. There are a few great things about using HipChat, but one of my favorite’s as a designer is this; adding a swatch of any HEX code. This feature not only provides my teammate with the code to add for a color, but also provides more context when we are collaborating. It’s a small thing, but sometimes, the small things just make life a little better.
What are the small things you like about the tools you use?