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Where’s My New Prototype?: 8 Tips for Mitigating HTML Prototyping Startup Costs 16 Aug 2012 | 10:42 pm
Compared to wireframes, HTML prototypes – especially for first-timers – can take more time to generate an initial set of ideas. However, if you reset expectations and consider impacts to your initial ...
The Power of Sketches: How We Sold a Huge Project Shift with 5 Index Cards 19 Jul 2012 | 04:49 am
Last year, EightShapes was engaged by The Heritage Foundation to create a publicly accessible online version of their published book, The Guide to the Constitution. A few weeks into the process, we’d...
6 Tips for Organizing Sketched Artifacts 13 Jul 2012 | 09:18 pm
The more EightShapes sketches, the more we desire to retrieve and share those ideas later--to revisit abandoned, complex, or unrealistic notions of a better experience, to remind ourselves of passing ...
3 Reasons to Start Sketchnoting 20 Mar 2012 | 02:35 am
Sketchnoting can make designers better listeners and better explainers. It can help designers become more confident in their ability to express themselves visually.
Sneak Preview of Design Leadership Workshop at the IA Summit 2 Mar 2012 | 06:59 am
Join Dan at the IA Summit for a workshop on Design Leadership. He'll facilitate a conversation about how to manage conflict in creative environments and show you EightShapes' innovative new game for e...
8 Project Management Resolutions for 2012 18 Jan 2012 | 02:07 am
It's never too late for a refresher on project management fundamentals. To get our projects done right, we over-communicate, establish a clear schedule, and prepare to adapt to new circumstances.
Getting Better Feedback: Questions, Preparation, and Attitude 10 Jan 2012 | 09:00 am
Get great at getting feedback. Ask the right questions, introduce your design to invite conversation, and have the right attitude.
Setting Goals for 2012: What Designers Should Ask For 20 Dec 2011 | 04:27 am
Professional development goal-setting is challenging for designers who sometimes feel like they have no control over their destiny. Ask your manager for the right things, and you may yet achieve your ...
Turning It Off: Eight Tips for Leaving Work at Work 23 Nov 2011 | 02:46 am
Telecommuting demands strong boundaries between work-life and personal-life. These eight tips–like scheduling end-of-day meetings–help the modern workforce preserve those boundaries.
Efficient Sketching Studios With Remote Participants 14 Oct 2011 | 02:33 am
How EightShapes uses an IPEVO camera to facilitate and record sketched ideas in design studios in a way that also enables participation from remote participation.
