Tag: book
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Book review: “Impact Mapping”
“Impact Mapping” is only 73 pages long but quality definitely rules over quantity in the case of this book by software delivery consultant Gojko Adzic. Too often we run the risk of diving into a software project or a product backlog without taking a step back to wonder “WHY?” or “HOW?”. If this sounds even…
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Book Review: “Mobile First”
“Mobile First” by Luke Wroblewski is a great introduction to designing web experiences that cater for both desktop and mobile devices. With a large number of people accessing the web on their mobile devices, “Mobile First” is all about designing user experiences beyond the confines of the desktop. Naturally, there’s likely to be overlap between the…
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Book review: “Microinteractions: Designing with Details”
Interaction designer and author Dan Saffer recently published a book called “Microinteractions: Designing with Details”. As the title clearly suggests, this book is very much about those small interactions which make up a product or a feature. In fact, Saffer’s book is very much inspired by a quote from the famous American designer Charles Eames who believed…
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“Lean Analytics” (Book Review)
Data is key. Analytics are key. But what does one need to measure? And why? Experienced entrepreneurs Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz wrote “Lean Analytics”, which came out last month. “Lean Analytics” is a great book for anyone who wishes to learn more about validating an idea, building the right product and measuring growth. In…
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Book review: “Lean UX”
It was a situation that I had been in before: trying to get developers and interaction / UX designers to work together effectively. Not always easy. The UX person had worked out a vision of what the monitoring tool could look like, we then used these visuals as a starting point for internal discussion, trying…
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