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Brand Strategy, Managing Expectations, and Life as a Founder with Melinda Livsey Feb 11, 2019

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Ryan and Brandon interview Melinda Livsey. As the founder and brand strategist of Marks and Maker, Melinda unites over ten years of professional design experience with a penchant for thoughtful customer service. Melinda’s experience with notable names like Oakley, Paramount Pictures, and Loot Crate, coupled with her passion for creative thinkers and entrepreneurs, creates the perfect cocktail of impeccable workmanship, exceptional brands, and happy clientele. Not only is Melinda a rockstar entrepreneur she is the works for for The Futur as a Co-host on the Process. If you want to learn to be a better team consultant, strategist, or team member this episode is for you.

Featured Guest: Melinda Livsey

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Designing For Accessibility And Inclusion Feb 04, 2019

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Web accessibility is the inclusive practice of ensuring there are no barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to, websites on the World Wide Web by people with disabilities. When sites are correctly designed, developed and edited, generally all users have equal access to information and functionality. Today we help you get closer to crafting a more inclusive web experience.

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Mobile Web Design and Making a Great First Impression Feb 04, 2019

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First impressions matter. Mobile users are very goal-oriented and super impatient. Avoid distracting a user from their goals. Keep your homepage and top landing pages simple. Be sure to have a clear call-to-action and a value proposition above the fold. A user should know what to do and why they should stay on your website in a moment’s glance.

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UX Designers Debate If Wireframing Is Required to Build Great Products Jan 27, 2019

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Wireframing is a way to design a website service at the structural level. A wireframe is commonly used to lay out content and functionality on a page which takes into account user needs and user journeys. On today's episode Brandon and Ryan share their wireframing best practices.

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UX Designers Don't Need to Know How to Code Jan 14, 2019

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There’s a recurring debate in our industry over whether or not designers should write code. Brandon and Ryan debate the pros & cons of learning to code as a designer.

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UX Research: A Beginner's Comprehensive Guide Jan 11, 2019

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Brandon and Ryan discuss the importance of doing the UX research up front. Ryan talks about his experience redesigning a GE customer support application and how to better put yourself in your user's shoes. The opinions stated here are my own, not those of my company. In this episode we focus on user research focuses on understanding user behaviors, needs, and motivations through observation techniques, task analysis, and other feedback methodologies. Mike Kuniaysky further notes that it is “the process of understanding the impact of design on an audience.”

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We Started a Podcast - Common Mistakes Designers Make Dec 26, 2018

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Welcome to the design huddle, a podcast where two internet friends breakdown what’s new in tech and design.

Each week we talk about what’s trending in tech, have some hilarious candid interviews with creative professionals, and drop some knowledge on you so you can stay ahead of the pending robot apocalypse.

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