Seattle Design Festival 2013
happenings

Seattle Design Festival 2013

Once again, it’s time for the Seattle Design Festival, the Northwest’s largest public design happening. The annual event brings together experts, city leaders, and citizens to celebrate and explore the ways design improves the quality of our lives. The theme for 2013 is “Design in Health” and explores the connection between environmental design, health, and well-being. This … Continue reading

the ui designer + what they do
careers / ux + design

the ui designer + what they do

© STEVE GODFREY, UX Designer, Allovus Design In many ways the UI and UX Designers share some overlapping skill sets. They are both visually sensitive, and understand a great deal about the users’ needs. However, typically the UI designer will start where the UX designer leaves off. User Interface design tasks include: Creating visual explorations. Multiple compositions … Continue reading

the ux designer + what they do
careers / ux + design

the ux designer + what they do

© STEVE GODFREY, UX Designer, Allovus Design Usually smaller companies work with a “designer,” or a design “team” composed of a designer and developer when developing products.  This can be an excellent choice for smaller design projects or for creating a working prototype. However, for larger projects involving a lot of developers and complex user interactions, companies … Continue reading

take the A train
creative juice

take the A train

Leave it to New York to just tell it to you straight. It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about a recent story, a prickly situation, or a standards manual. Check out the site The Standards Manual brought to you by designers Niko Skourtis, Jesse Reed, and Hamish Smyth as an homage and archival record of the first … Continue reading