Taylor Vanden Hoek on Atomic Spin

UX & Design

Meet the Atomic Object Design Team at UX Y’All 2023

Atomic Object is thrilled to be a sponsor of the 2023 UX Y’All Conference. Our design team is excited to convene there and learn from others!

UX/Design Techniques

Lead with “Why”: A Storytelling Shortcut for Ideas and Products

Here's a storytelling shortcut for better describing an idea, service, or product. Who's it for, what do they need, and what can we do?

Resources for Clients

Move Fast and Focus on Value: Innovation During Uncertain Times

As market uncertainty continues, leaders face choices about where to conserve and what to cut. Where does innovation fit into this picture?

UX/Design Practices

Use “Buy a Feature” to Prioritize Work that Really Matters

Buy a Feature is a great game for any time during a software project to help teams prioritize work that is truly valuable.

UX/Design Practices

Try This Exercise in Creating Personas for Software Design

Ideally, personas emerge from contextual research. In lieu of research, teams can create proto-personas, to be refined through research.

Project & Team Management

Leading Through Change During Software Projects

The uncomfortable part of change is inevitable. My advice won't make that discomfort go away, but I do believe some practices can make it manageable.

Project & Team Management

Software is Never Done: The Optimist’s Perspective

What is the optimistic view of “software is never done”? There is real, innovative, value-added work to do after the launch.

Project & Team Management

3 Key Differentiators of Delivery Leads on Software Teams

Delivery leads are the client’s proxy, and we often create value in ways that other roles on the team, like project manager, don’t fulfill.

Project & Team Management

Questions You Should Ask Yourself When Ramping into an Existing Team

When ramping into an existing team, asking questions goes a long way. Here are questions I've used to get to the heart of what matters.

UX/Design Practices

Pairing with a Developer to Design an App – Part Three

While pair designing an app, now is the time to throw in all those ideas and solutions. We chose rapid sketching so we could visualize our ideas quickly.

Project & Team Management

Consulting During a Software Client’s Reorganization

As a consultant, I’m responsible for looking and planning ahead and keeping us focused on the right work, even during a software client's reorganization.

UX/Design Practices

Pairing with a Developer to Design an App – Part Two

The next step in our design process for creating an app was an audit of features. The benefit of this audit is determining context, value, and priority.

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