We’re kicking off our Fundamentals of IxD workshop series with UX Planning, Research & Personas, led by UX Designer Gary Anderson. This session will focus on the research and planning conducted at the beginning of a user-centered design effort. Register today, space is limited!
Sprowt is an initiative to support local emerging designers in their transition from university to a professional career. We offer resources, workshops, and programs that help students and recent graduates succeed in their first professional design jobs. Learn more about what we do…
I might be going out on a limb here, but I suspect you’ve probably heard of personas before. If not, then you may have thought about them conceptually. Simply put, a persona is a fictitious person who represents a group of users with shared goals and behaviors. A persona is not defined by its race, gender, age, or demographics. Instead, it is defined by its ability to help explain how and why a type of user will interact with your design.
We recently opened up registration for our upcoming Fundamentals of Interaction Design workshop. It's been a long time in the making, and there's still a few things to finish up, but we'd like to take this opportunity to share a bit more information about this really exciting event!
.Net magazine recently published a great article about how to solidify your future as a designer. I'd argue that every young designer wishing to stay in the industry for the long haul needs to do each of these things daily!