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What Software Design Is & How it Makes Software Much, Much Better

With good software design, applications are built with purpose, backed by buy-in from users, and supported by a plan for continuous improvement.

UX/Design Tools

My Five Favorite Tools for Mobile App Design

It's easy to underestimate size or what feels natural when designing interactions for mobile. These tools help me design something the user will love.

UX/Design Techniques

Hacking a Product Roadmap for Uncertain Circumstances

We needed a framework that had the direction and alignment capabilities of a Product Roadmap but without the specifics of dates, tasks, and people—so that it would be relevant long

UX/Design Techniques

Software Feature Prioritization – Pruning the Product Tree

This activity is a great framework for getting stakeholders involved, talking about priorities, and building understanding of what it takes to design, develop, test, and launch key

UX/Design Practices

Great Tech with Poor UX? That’s Only Sort-of Brilliant

No matter how great the tech, if we forget important details, we undercut the user's experience. We have to do the UX heavy lifting up front.

UX/Design Practices

How to Make a Customer Journey Map for Experience Design

Customer journey maps help visualize experiences, identify opportunities, and create value. Here's my process, plus an an example journey map.

Taylor Vanden Hoek

What Software Design Is & How it Makes Software Much, Much Better

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