I recently gave a presentation to WVU University Relations’ Professional Technologist Co-Hort group about why web designers should be conducting usability testing, and how to start to do so. I decided to put this up on SlideShare for anyone to … Read More
Design Strategy & Design Research
Takeaways from UX Intensive
Day-log presentations from both Patrick Quattlebaum and Ayla Newhouse comprised the first two days of UX Intensive, each day focusing on Design Strategy and Design Research.
Design Strategy
The first day was concerned with Design Strategy, … Read More
What Are Your Web Standards?
I recently reworked and rewrote the Web Standards for a employer, which would need to be linked in every webpage/web application’s footer.
When I started this task I was very excited to do this, but I soon found out that … Read More
Takeaways from #WDD2015
I recently attended Web Design Day in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In regards to web-specific content, the usual litany from all of the speakers was concerning:
- Make ‘To Don’t’ Lists
- Create Editorial Styles & Structures
- Make Your Forms Accessible & Easy
- Mine
Organization WordPress Themes
Since WordPress 3.4 most people are happy to find a WordPress theme that they like, feel comfortable enough to use the built-in WordPress theme customize options, and design an existing theme to their liking without writing any code. This works … Read More
