Brittany Hunter on Atomic Spin

Mind the Gap(s) – The Importance of Negative Space in Design

When a design isn't working, the instinct can often be to add more—more lines, more color, more design—when in reality, the answer is so often, do less.

UX/Design Tools

Adventures with SASS Preprocessors

My goal was to find something that would be quick to install and easy to use, which ruled out tools like Hammer and CodeKit.

UX/Design Techniques

Using Team-Driven Design to Create a Flexible Content Design System

We knew the site would grow with and represent the company for several years. This meant that we needed far more than just a few page mockups.

UX/Design Tools

For Product Demos and Lightweight Usability Testing on Mobile, Give Ziggi-HD a Try

We performed a usability test on a mobile web app by using Ziggi-HD USB Camera to comfortably observe while the user completed the test. It worked great!

Evolving the Industry

Social Weight, Needy Devices, & the Need for Continuity – Key Takeaways from O’Reilly Solid

The intersection of software and hardware is rich with opportunities in every space — business, manufacturing, consumer products, and social good.

Evolving the Industry

What the Industry Wants: Preparing Design Students for Employment Success

We rarely find design graduates who are prepared to take on the design challenges of today's interconnected digital world. Here's how schools can improve.

Planning Your Project

Strengthen your Software Investment with Research, Design, and Planning

Investing in a little research and planning just a bit of time up front can pay off in a big way during the build phase of your product.

Business Practices

5 Characteristics of a Thriving Design Culture

Adding a few Nerf guns and trendy posters won't cut it — a company that's truly supportive of design will experience a culture shift from the inside out.

Personal Optimization

My Six Favorite Words for Getting Better at Things

I’ve created a ritual in my drive for personal and professional improvement. My personal retrospective comes in the form of a simple, six-word question: What could I have done bett

UX/Design Tools

A Great Lightweight User Testing Setup

This setup comes together easily, captures the most important data, and leaves me free to focus all my energy on the test participant.

Designing for Users

Building the Right Thing – Define Your Product with a Kickoff & RDP Phase

Your product kickoff and RDP session will mitigate risks and help ensure that the process of growing your software product is a smooth and enjoyable one.

Evolving the Industry

UX Lessons from Ford’s MyFord Touch Fiasco

I think there are plenty of lessons for the rest of us to learn from the way Ford introduced and then evolved the MyTouch system.

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