Brittany Hunter on Atomic Spin

Workplace

Teaching and Learning with Atomic Roundtables

Our Grand Rapids office created a new lunchtime practice that we call Roundtables where anybody is welcome to sign up to host on a topic of their choosing.

UX/Design Practices

One Simple Question to Improve Your Visual Design Skills

Asking “Why?” can help you assess whether your aesthetic decisions are truly meeting user needs. This is the question you need to be asking yourself.

Communities

Technology and Computer Science Resources for Kids in West Michigan

Suggestions and opportunities for parents and teachers looking for resources in West Michigan to teach kids about technology and computer science.

Project & Team Management

Some Design Up Front: An Alternative to ‘Sprint Zero’

Instead of implementing "Sprint Zero," we typically structure our engagements to start with a Research, Design, and Planning (RDP) phase.

Project & Team Management

Some Design Up Front: Why ‘Sprint Zero’ is Not Enough

Five big drawbacks of the "Sprint Zero" approach to integrating agile designers and developers on a software team.

Project & Team Management

The Delivery Lead: A New Type of Maker

Delivery Leads interface with clients for happy project teams and software delivered on time and budget. They're a maker, a project manager, and much more.

UX/Design Techniques

Your Design Review will Succeed or Fail in the First 5 Minutes

If you've developed a kick-ass, paradigm-shifting concept, but you can't communicate its intent and convince your stakeholders, your concept is worthless.

UX/Design Practices

Using Project Design Principles to Set Priorities & Stay on Track

A project's design principles define and communicate the product's key goals and characteristics. They keep us moving straight toward our goal.

Personal Optimization

On Work and Compassion

When you don't understand someone's actions, respond with compassion – even at work.

UX/Design Techniques

Easy Design & Front-End Practices for Improving Accessibility

Five steps you can take to address common web accessibility problems.

News & Events

Balanced Team 2015 Fun Facts & Feedback

On June 13-14, 2015, people from across the globe came together for the Balanced Team 2015 Summit in Grand Rapids.

Project & Team Management

Consulting and the Four Stages of Competence

Unconscious competence is a danger zone for consultants because when we forget how much we know, we don't explain things fully and clearly.

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