29 Apr 2019
Why? This is usually the first thing that I ask when a project, addition, change or idea is posed to me. It is something designers, researchers, testers, developers, product/project managers, … Read more about User experience design and the question of why? »
16 Apr 2019
Over the last few weeks I’ve gone into detail about user experience design, what it is, personas, user journey mapping and a lot about user testing and user research. Hopefully … Read more about Getting innovative with design and UX research »
2 Apr 2019
These days our websites and applications can be viewed on a vast amount of devices and screen sizes. Smartphones can be pocket sized or verging on tablet size. They can … Read more about UX in responsive design »
25 Mar 2019
User testing (or usability testing) is all about seeing how easy a design, prototype or piece of functionality is to use on a group of people that represent your users. … Read more about User testing in ux design »
18 Mar 2019
User journey mapping shows a users’ process as they complete a task or goal. It shows how they navigate through interactions and functionality, what their emotions are and any obstacles … Read more about User journey mapping »
12 Mar 2019
UX design isn’t just about the design. It’s about the background that helps inform the design. In my last blog post I explained the importance of UX design and what … Read more about What is involved in UX Design? »
15 Oct 2017
UX New Zealand was a 2 day conference of User Experience presentations, set in a windy (yet sunny) Wellington central location and lots of caring and enthusiastic people from the Digital Industry. … Read more about UX New Zealand 2017: Conference Review »
18 Mar 2017
Take 2 Days, 12ish speakers, 80ish attendees from Australia and NZ and a bunch of WordPress chat, what do you get? WordCamp Auckland! … Read more about WordCamp Auckland 2017 – Review of Oceanic WordPress conference »
15 Oct 2016
About 53 Days ago I embarked on a creative project called the ‘100 Days Project’. It’s a project where any creative person can sign up to do anything creative every day for 100 days.
The tricky part was choosing a creative project that was challenging, but maintainable. … Read more about 100 Days of Creative Inspiring Quotes – Halfway point »
22 Aug 2016
Take 2 days, a large conference centre, loads of designers, speakers from Google, Twitter, Facebook, Air bnb and some big name design studios and what do you get? Semipermanent 2016 … Read more about Semipermanent 2016: Review »
15 Aug 2016
Inspired by the documentary ‘Design Disruptors’ I thought that I would share my thoughts on designing for users – and how important it is. The likes of Facebook, Google, Etsy … Read more about Designing for users »
4 Jun 2016
Last weekend I volunteered my web design and development skills at the Impact NPO charity hackathon. It was a full-on weekend! Kicking off on Friday night where we met with … Read more about Volunteer Website Creation »
5 Apr 2016
Starting out with WordPress can be tricky. Designing and building a decent site that is a step above the standard templates and unique enough to reflect an individual or company … Read more about Top Tips for creating a WordPress Website or Blog »