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Small Team, Big UX
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Backlog DivergeUnderstand Design Develop Iterate
2 3 4 51
TechnicalDesignAesthetic
Product Definition
Comp.Analysis
User Personas
JourneyMapping
Hi-Fi Comps
WireframeSketches
Rapid Prototypes
StyleGuide
UserStories
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• Competitive Analysis • Persona Research • Usability Studies • User Interviews • User Journey Maps • User Stories • Google Sprint Exercises • Wireframe Sketches • Rapid Prototypes • Information Architecture • Content Strategy • Accessibility • User Interface • Interactive Design • Typography • Visual Design • Responsiveness • Annotated Comps • High Fidelity Comps • Style Guide • Testing
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UX =
User Experience
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Go Lean Go Agile
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For startups, UX is your
entire team’s job
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But you still need a Designer
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Look for online portfolios with
Wireframes
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UX is not just UI
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Minimal Viable Product
(MVP)
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1. Research 2. Build 3. Measure
(Rinse & Repeat)
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GET
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Get Font Awesomehttp://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/
free
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Get Dropbox or Google Drive
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Get a Style Guide …ASAP
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Deep Thoughts
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“Ok” Design will do for now.
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Form follows Function
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Proof of Concept
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Good Design is problem solving, not decoration
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Encourage your entire team to sketch ideas
(This is not drawing, not a skill, not a talent)
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Buy copious amounts of
Dry Erase Markers
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Do your Research
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Personas are not imaginary friends
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We are not our Users
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Talk to your Users
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Don’t overthink it
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Curb your machismo,
use Pinterest
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Text Content is your first and
sometimes best design solution.
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A Prototype is worth a 100 meetings.
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Buy that $35 Wordpress Template
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Obvious always wins.
(Check out Luke W on the internet)
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It’s ok to say, “I don’t have the answer.”
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But together I know we can
succeed!
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