Your typical medium sized international enterprise will typically outsource to smaller agencies that specialize in Internet marketing, design, and development. By bringing that type of talent in-house, an enterprise can communicate their marketing strategies and messages with greater speed to market and more collective creative control. While the initial capital investment may be greater than simply outsourcing, the long-term benefit of having immediate and direct contact with an in-house team will lead to a greater understanding of company culture and values reflected within the framework of your digital properties.
How to Act Like an Agency within a Company: UX for the Enterprise
1. ADOBE MAX 2011 Ian MacDowell @FlashGuy13 #shmhk Technical Lead: Mobile and Interactive Web Development - Burton Snowboards Adjunct Professor: 2D Digital Motion Graphics - Champlain College
2. QUICK COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT MYSELF Technical Lead: Mobile and Interactive Web Development - Burton Snowboards Adjunct Professor: 2D Digital Motion Graphics - Champlain College Former Sr. Flash Developer - Dealer.com I Live in Vermont. (it’s already getting cold there) Married. Dog. House. 1977 Cadillac. I Used to work in Tattoo Studios and Special Ops Security.
3. Your typical medium sized international enterprise will typically outsource to smaller agencies that specialize in Internet marketing, design, and development. By bringing that type of talent in-house, an enterprise can communicate their marketing strategies and messages with greater speed to market and more collective creative control. While the initial capital investment may be greater than simply outsourcing, the long-term benefit of having immediate and direct contact with an in-house team will lead to a greater understanding of company culture and values reflected within the framework of your digital properties.
incorporating aspects of psychology, anthropology, sociology, computer science, graphic design, industrial design and cognitive science.
Old tattoo proverb ”if I can’t tell what it is from across the room, it isn’t worth the skin it’s in.” Start designing from the content out, rather than the canvas in.
Avoiding unnecessary product features Simplifying design documentation and customer-facing technical publications Improving the usability of the system and therefore its acceptance by customers Expediting design and development through detailed and properly conceived guidelines
Keep Team Members Away from the Research Shortcut Your Research Try To Keep The Research In Your Head Keep Personas General Purpose Bury the Personas Right Away
Keep Team Members Away from the Research Shortcut Your Research Try To Keep The Research In Your Head Keep Personas General Purpose Bury the Personas Right Away
Look at your own analytics Simplfy, focus on content and context Html5, yeah it is.
Users expect more from mobile than the desktop 80% of users would use the mobile web if the experience was better The power of the web is it’s ubiquity Mobile isn’t just a checkbox They want to have a positive experience with your brand wherever they go People are accessing your content from a mobile device whether you like it or not You are only as strong as your weakest link (only having apps) Social media is an opportunity to sell the mobile experience on the web It’s what behind the link that’s important Mobile web is immature but the seed is planted Getting there takes collaboration and education There is a difference between support and optimization. One of the most popular devices to access Nike site is psp. Let’s make assumption on the hierarchy if content, not the content itself. UX keep it simple and clear Design is about usability and fluidity, not pixel perfection
