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Small Team,
Big UX
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Backlog DivergeUnderstand Design Develop Iterate
2 3 4 51
TechnicalDesignAesthetic
Product
Definition
Comp.
Analysis
User
Personas
Journey
Mapping
Hi-Fi
Comps
Wireframe
Sketches
Rapid
Prototypes
Style
Guide
User
Stories
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• Competitive Analysis
• Persona Research
• Usability Studies
• User Interviews
• User Journey Maps
• User Stories
• Google Sprint Exercises
• Wireframe Sketches
• Rapid Prototypes
• Information Architecture
• Content Strategy
• Accessibility
• User Interface
• Interactive Design
• Typography
• Visual Design
• Responsiveness
• Annotated Comps
• High Fidelity Comps
• Style Guide
• Testing
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UX Checklist
(https://uxchecklist.github.io/)
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UX
=
User Experience
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Go Lean
Go Agile
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For startups,
UX is your
entire team’s job
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But you still
need a Designer
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Look for online
portfolios with
Wireframes
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UX is not
just UI
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Sorry Dribbblers
(www.dribbble.com)
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Minimal
Viable Product
(MVP)
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1. Research
2. Build
3. Measure
(Rinse & Repeat)
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GET
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Get Balsamiq
https://balsamiq.com/
$90
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Get Sketch
http://bohemiancoding.com/sketch/
$100
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Get Invision
http://www.invisionapp.com
$15/month
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Get Bootstrap
http://getbootstrap.com
free
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Get Font Awesome
http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/
free
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Get Dropbox or
Google Drive
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Get a Style Guide
…ASAP
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Deep
Thoughts
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“Ok” Design
will do for now.
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Form follows
Function
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Proof of Concept
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Good Design is
problem solving,
not decoration
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Encourage your
entire team to
sketch ideas
(This is not drawing, not a skill, not a talent)
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Buy copious
amounts of
Dry Erase Markers
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Do your
Research
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Personas are not
imaginary friends
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We are not
our Users
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Talk to
your Users
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Don’t
overthink it
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Curb your
machismo,
use Pinterest
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Text Content is
your first and
sometimes best
design solution.
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A Prototype is
worth a 100
meetings.
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Buy that $35
Wordpress
Template
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Obvious
always wins.
(Check out Luke W on the internet)
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It’s ok to say,
“I don’t have
the answer.”
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But together
I know we can
succeed!
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