small team, big ux

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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

JourneyMapping

Hi-Fi Comps

WireframeSketches

Rapid Prototypes

StyleGuide

UserStories

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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 Balsamiqhttps://balsamiq.com/

$90

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Get Sketchhttp://bohemiancoding.com/sketch/

$100

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Get Invisionhttp://www.invisionapp.com

$15/month

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Get Bootstraphttp://getbootstrap.com

free

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Get Font Awesomehttp://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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