I’ve almost finished a prototype for work and have set up a nifty little testing studio with Magitest, Reflector and Invision. With this setup I can put my prototype in …

I’ve been doing a lot more prototyping recently. I’m finding it to be much more effective than producing specifications and documents. I’ve been using a tool called Invision to prototype …

Unsolicited redesigns and design commentary | TechRepublic: There are valuable design insights to be gleaned from these sources. Seeing a different solution to a problem can spark new insights and …

Need to get a better photo, but this is my basic UX kit. Laptop, Wacom Intuos5 Touch Tablet, iPad, Unlined Moleskine, Nikon D40, Microsoft Mouse, assorted Artliners, JustMobile tablet stylus.

Breaking out of design patterns | TechRepublic The urge to copy and paste from old documentation is strong, particularly when you’ve worked similar solutions before and you’re under time pressure. …

The value of rough sketching | TechRepublic Detailed sketching is useful when a solution has been agreed upon. However, rough sketches are even more useful in the early stages of …

User flows in web design | TechRepublic Creating user flows is a useful way to map how users may interact with your site or app. User flows have long been …

Reduce the bandwidth bottleneck | TechRepublic: For iOS app developers, it’s relatively trivial to support Retina displays by creating 300dpi imagery alongside standard imagery, and pointing to it with an …

The Retina-driven bandwidth bottleneck | TechRepublic: The new iPads already have Retina displays, pushing their resolution above most desktop displays and even HD home-theatre set-ups. Challengingly for designers, this resolution …