Prototype or Usability Testing

Prototype or Usability Testing

Test before you launch   You never get a second chance to make a great first impression. Before your product goes out in the world, you need to be sure there are no usability issues, that things work as you expect them to. Usability testing is a great way to do that....
Visual Design (a.k.a. Look & Feel)

Visual Design (a.k.a. Look & Feel)

Great Visual Design Can Shift Your App’s Experience From Ho-Hum to Oh-Wow. The visual design is the last layer of the design work. It is the part that brings the structure and interaction design to life. It is the most expressive part of the design process. It...
Interaction Design (Wireframes)

Interaction Design (Wireframes)

Wireframes are the meat of the design sandwich When most people think about an app’s design, they think about colours, fonts and images. And truly, that is part of the design. But only part. Let’s call it the top slice of bread. The bottom slice of bread...
System Mapping

System Mapping

Create a System Map to get where you’re going Back when the internet was young and more about content than functionality, we talked about Information Architecture and created site maps. Site maps diagrams showing all the pages on a site. They are still used...
Future Proofing

Future Proofing

Future Proof YOur Digital Product –  UX Research + Strategic Foresight As a product manager, director of product, even CEO, you may be thinking that getting through today, this week, maybe this month is enough. Why should you think about future-proofing? Because...
Align Your Digital Product Strategy

Align Your Digital Product Strategy

“Strategy” is a loaded word. It is also often not articulated when it comes to digital products. On top of that, because we access digital products through websites, we often confuse a digital marketing strategy with a digital product strategy. While both...