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Remember the Core Product

Human Factors & UX, Product Design

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. All too often, it’s easy to forget the core product when new ideas, extra bells and whistles and added complexity strain a product’s focus. When this happens, try the mantra “Remember the Core Product.” The […]

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Thick Marker, Bold Sketching

Human Factors & UX

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Sketching user interfaces is a powerful exercise: it both reduces cost and nudges people to think more clearly. It’s fine to sketch on screen in order to design for the screen—but stepping away from digital […]

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Rapid Product Design for the iPad

Human Factors & UX, Product Design, Product Strategy

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Like the iPhone, the iPad inspires ideas for products. But can you turn your idea into a viable product? We have developed a set of rapid design templates that guide some of the creative and […]

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Templates for Rapid Product Design

Human Factors & UX, Product Strategy

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. I had the opportunity to speak last night at the first meeting of the Chicago Product Managers Association (ChiPMA) meetup group (www.meetup.com/chipma). We had pizza, beverages and a great group of about 15 people looking […]

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Wireframing with incomplete requirements

Human Factors & UX

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. The value of wireframing even with incomplete information The task of wireframing in application development, as I’ve come to know it, should begin after user research has been performed, and a complete set of requirements […]

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Error Messages & Usability

Human Factors & UX, medical device software development

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. I was starting up one of the Adobe apps the other day when this somewhat troublesome message was displayed: Ack! On the one hand, good for them for alerting me that an error had occurred. […]

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Developing Good Wireframes Ahead of Visual Design

Human Factors & UX

In the design process, the wireframes focus on the structure/layout of elements on the screen, and the interaction that the screens will provide. The visual design focuses on aspects of design such as colors, graphics, branding and mood. Design encompasses both of these, and both are equally important. But by first addressing the software’s information […]

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Exactly What are Wireframes?

Human Factors & UX

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Wireframes are the bare-bones schematic of the presentation layer for an application or web site. They are the visual interpretation of the user and business needs for any given feature. At a basic level, they […]

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Design Documentation

agile, Human Factors & UX

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. A few years ago, I worked on a team that was trying to move the business side away from the waterfall method into more of an agile approach so there wouldn’t be such a disconnect […]

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Usability Issues for Deaf Users

Human Factors & UX

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Working on a project involving deaf users made me curious to learn more about this group, the issues they face with language, and how that can affect how we design software and online experiences for […]

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Visual Heuristics

Human Factors & UX

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Heuristic reviews are a great tool for finding usability issues in any existing interface, from web-based to desktop. It’s a quick and relatively inexpensive way to uncover, document and prioritize usability problems. From usability.gov: The […]

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Writing Agile Requirements

agile, Human Factors & UX, medical device software development

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. The beginning of a project generates a lot of great ideas. But until a structure or cohesion is applied to these ideas, they end up being a loose collection of separate ideas with no direction. […]

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