Love well designed, usable interfaces. It's always a thrill to solve UI problems with a creative flair!
Lead by example by implement great design. Guide the creative process from beginning to end.
Practice what you preach. Pursue a deep of HTML, CSS, Javascript, databases, and anything that allows you to breathe (realistic) life into designs.
Like a Swiss Army knife, pursue surrounding technologies and concepts like the LAMP stack, Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, Axure RP and more. There is always something more to learn.
Assess the needs, compare against competitors, identify what is most important or different.
Capture the user behavior, pain points, and motivation. Map out the model to identify gaps, missed opportunities or bloat.
Identify common tasks and prioritize. Rank tasks by importance.
Document user stories, exploring realistic problems & solutions.
Build a rough visual flow of the project.
Engage the end-user to review wireframes and provide feedback.
Build design guide describing interactions and expected behaviors.
Build UI design and leverage knowledge in previous steps.
... or take a look at my portfolio of non-pixel projects.
Personal PortfolioDesigned by Jonathan Sweet in Berlin, CT
