Whether you’re working internally or with clients, using words to describe a visual concept can only take you so far. Saying “picture this” without an actual picture may leave members of a team seeing and thinking different things. And when we’re not on the same page, we spend time creating the wrong thing (and then correcting it).
Blog posts tagged with: User Experience
Who does it better? Streaming audio websites and apps
Anyone who has talked to me recently will be used to the refrain, “So, I heard on the radio/a podcast that…” and some astounding story goes from there. I am obsessed. As this obsession grows, I find myself streaming narrative audio wherever I can get it.
Combining content and design to build the AHS homepage
In August of 2015, Pixo started the discovery phase of redesigning the website for the College of Applied Health Sciences (AHS) at the University of Illinois Chicago. By the time we wrapped up Phase I of the project, Pixo’s director of UX, Melinda, and I felt like we knew the college really well. We’d talked to about 175 people associated with AHS through questionnaires, workshops, and a lot of interviews.
Personas in the Wild
It’s that time again. I’m thinking about personas. Well, I guess, I’m always thinking about personas, but right now I’m thinking about creating them for a particular project.
Designing with the Developer
Almost every Friday morning for the past few months Maya – our Creative Director – and I have been going over to the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) with markers. Then we spend a couple hours drawing on the walls. You may be asking yourself, “Has Pixo staff taken to defacing the property of others while on the clock?” The quick answer is yes, the longer (totally justifiable) answer is below.
Sometimes, the solution is in the cards
I spent a lot of time as a kid playing with Legos. Arguably, I think it was the perfect toy for someone who grew up to be a user experience architect/closet librarian/newspaper page designer. * I started thinking about my own history with organizing when I was reviewing a recent project and reflecting on how user research informed our recommendations.
Jonathan Pearce
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