Intro to UXD

by CHRIS RIVARD :: SEP 20, 2006 :: COMMENTS (1)

On Saturday the 16th I gave a presentation, "Introduction to User Experience Design" to the Society for Technical Communication at Ktech in Albuquerque.

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tags: ALBUQUERQUE, ALBUQUERQUE EVENTS, DOCUMENTATION, EVENTS, INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE, INTERACTION DESIGN, KEYNOTE, PRESENTATIONS, PROCESS, TECHNIQUES, USER EXPERIENCE, WIREFRAMES

 

Client-Centric Documents

by CHRIS RIVARD :: SEP 19, 2006 :: COMMENTS (0)

Documentation is produced for a number of reasons during the lifetime of a project. We use different documents to communicate the design vision and interaction to designers, developers and to our clients. We find value in documenting a project over simply diving in and programming, designing, writing, etc.

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tags: AGILE, CUSTOMER SERVICE, DOCUMENTATION, INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE, INTERACTION DESIGN, PROCESS, TECHNIQUES, USER EXPERIENCE, WIREFRAMES

 

Deconstructed Wireframes

by KEVIN SILVER :: SEP 6, 2006 :: COMMENTS (4)

In our last newsletter I wrote about wireframes. I described what they are and how we use them. For the redesign of the Clearwired site, I decided it was time to revisit the Deconstructed Wireframe, or known as the "Layout-less" wireframes or page description. I wanted to use Deconstructed Wireframes, simply because I wanted to make sure we had absolute focus on the actual content of the page, it's hierarchy and overall importance, and not on the page layout.

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tags: INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE, INTERACTION DESIGN, TECHNIQUES, WIREFRAMES