Organizations that commit to user-centered design are faster, leaner, and more efficient—they also deliver products with higher satisfaction rates and ROI. From cultivating the mindset and earning buy-in, we’ve got a resource for you.
Drawing inspiration from their previous work as an educator, one Sparkboxer learned how to make a “prefers reduced motion” media query. Learn how this CSS rule searches an end user’s accessibility configuration and introduces unique settings that can reduce—but not always eliminate—motion.
Want to establish user-centered thinking at your organization? Download this guide to learn strategies for evaluating UX needs, earning buy-in, and hiring help.
Agile Development and user-centered thinking are not incompatible. In fact, two of the four pillars of the Agile Manifesto overlap perfectly with UX. In what is dubbed Agile UX, empathy and really listening to the needs of the stakeholders drives the process.
Embracing user-centered thinking has a strong ROI. Getting started can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. If you are trying to bring more UX to your organization and are coming up against roadblocks or if the idea just seems too big, consider these seven things—and then download our free guide.
UX is not a warmup, it’s not a one-time thing, it’s not an isolated event. UX is something you commit to—and do—for the entirety of a product’s lifecycle and beyond. In our experience, committing to UX as soon as the discovery and strategy stages is a major gamechanger.
Often treated as interchangeable, “user-centered” and “human-centered” are disparate—same idea, different intention and execution. One approach is narrow and specific, the other accounts for the vast majority. Learn the importance of getting the distinction right.
Learn how to include Progressive Web App (PWA) support in your Eleventy Starter template. By leveraging service workers, web manifests, and other best practices, PWAs are responsive, resilient, and installable.
Healthy company culture is integral to the success of any organization, but how is it built, promoted, and nurtured? Explore what empathy means at Sparkbox (and beyond) and how two seemingly disparate ideas about the concept can actually work toward the same goal.
Organizations, teams, and individual roles that commit to a user-centered design will enjoy better outcomes thanks to the intrinsic iterative nature of the process. But widespread buy-in is crucial to success.
Katie Jennings
Vice President of Business Development
