Project Context Workshop
The Project Context Workshop is a great kickoff exercise to get the project owners and the project team to agree on goals and scope. We learned this approach from Agency Agile. A project context session helps to: What you need: You can run this as a virtual workshop with your favorite online whiteboard tool too. […]
What Responsive Design Can Teach Us About Accessibility
“Every time you try to operate one of these weird black controls that are labelled in black on a black background, a little black light lights up black to let you know you’ve done it.— Restaurant at the End of the Universe”
Div Hacking: Chopping Off Corners
So you need a triangle shape in the corner of a div. Maybe it’s just a graphical flourish. Maybe you’re using it as a backdrop for an icon. I don’t know why. I’m not judging. Sometimes you just need triangles.
Layering Content
Adapting content for interactive reading on the web is about finding balance.
UI Design Studio Workshop
UI Design Studio is a quick and efficient workshop for generating ideas from your team and stakeholders. It does require sketching which can intimidate some people, but we’ve found that a short introduction to simple sketch techniques can help people get past their artistic inhibitions. To lead a UI design studio workshop you’ll need: If […]
Content Data and Interaction Models
A content data and interaction model is an overview of a particular type of content on your website. We use models to outline and plan content that is repeatable (usually) and structured like a directory listing, publication, lab, degree program, product etc. Models show how your users interact with content and can be a guide […]
Google Tag Manager 101: The Basics
You’re probably hearing a lot about Google Tag Manager, but do you understand exactly what it is and why to use it? If not, read on!
Design Consequences Workshop
Design consequences is a fun twist on UI design sketching. Participants sketch an idea, then pass it to a partner to design what comes next! This exercise demonstrates a couple of things to your participants: As the facilitator, you’ll gain a better understanding of how people imagine the end product. It’s up to you how […]
Advanced Cat Herding
Ever been in a workshop you knew was doomed 5 minutes in? It’s not that people don’t want to do the right thing. Nor is it that we don’t want to cooperate. Why is it so hard to lead a group to agree on a problem, visualize a solution, and move toward a goal? Advanced Cat Herding, available as a workshop and eBook, is a collection of our best tips for facilitating workshops and leading a group to create great things together.
Web Design Best Practices: “Everyone Else Is Doing It”
Just because everyone else is doing it doesn’t mean it works, or that it’ll work in your case.
