Posts Tagged ‘Workflow’
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Building Better Software Through Collaboration: Whose Job Is It, Anyway?
- September 6th, 2011
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In part one of this series, we looked at the consequences of designing and developing software in isolated environments. Some people work in lonely silos where no process exists, while others work in functional silos where too much (or the wrong) process makes innovation and progress difficult. So, how do we ...
Read more...Breaking Down Silos, Part 1: The Consequences Of Working In Isolation
- August 30th, 2011
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If you’ve ever worked at a company of any size, you’ve experienced it. Isolation. Some people love it: the determination that comes from being a lone ranger, boldly going where no one has gone before. Others hate it: the despair that comes from slaving over a design only to see ...
Read more...The Lost Art Of Design Etiquette
- August 29th, 2011
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Endless layers in Photoshop. Overstuffed image folders. That jQuery plug-in that has 12 files associated with it. Hundreds or thousands of individual pieces go into making a website. No wonder we go off the deep end when we can’t find a closing div — er, section tag. We work with a ridiculously large ...
Read more...How To Build A Better Web Application For Your Business
- August 11th, 2011
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Are you fed up with hearing about yet another Silicon Valley Web application built with fairy dust and funded by magic pixies? If so, this post is for you. Most of us will never get to work on a Web application that is funded by venture capital and for which ...
Read more...The Selfless Designer
- August 10th, 2011
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Becoming an effective designer requires embracing universal design principles and best practices. Over the years, I have come to see that reaching maturity as a designer is a continual process of reassessment and letting go of potentially damaging baggage. This can include jettisoning your ego and dumping your assumptions, prejudices and ...
Read more...Utilizing The Power Of Recycling In Web Design
- August 3rd, 2011
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Truth be told, I am a philistine. When people talk about recycling, I don’t think of saving the planet. In my earlier post, “Lessons Learned: Productivity Tips For Running A Web Design Business,” I wrote about how we can reuse and recycle what we do in the Web industry to ...
Read more...Defending The Generalists In The Web Design Industry
- July 26th, 2011
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In recent years there has been a move away from generalist Web designers to specialists such as content strategists, user experience architects and front-end coders. Where once there was a single job, there are now many, with ever-narrower spheres of responsibility. Not everybody agrees with Paul Boag. Anita Hart is convinced ...
Read more...Email Is (Still) Important And Here Is Why
- July 25th, 2011
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Social media is more than a buzzword. It’s now a lifestyle decision for a lot of companies. Many individuals and organizations have abandoned a traditional Web presence (which used to mean a website and email address) in favor of a Facebook page coupled with a Twitter account. So, where does this ...
Read more...Lessons Learned: Productivity Tips For Running A Web Design Business
- July 20th, 2011
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It didn’t work out as you expected, did it? The freelance life was supposed to give you more time with the family and free you from that incompetent boss. You even thought you might be better off financially. Instead, you’re working longer hours and under constant stress, worrying about various ...
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