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  1. How Do You Decide When a Design is "Finished"?

    Deciding when to move on from a design is sometimes just a feeling.

    Kim Goulbourne
    January 25, 2017
    • Process
    • Design
  2. Maya for Beginners

    An introductory tutorial to Maya and how to create simple models.

    Morgane Santos
    January 5, 2017
    • Design
    • 3D
    • Maya
  3. Advice for our user

    You signed up for a usability test…but what the heck is a usability test?

    Jaclyn Perrone
    December 28, 2016
    • Design
    • User Research
    • Usability
    • Testing
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  4. Announcing FormLinter

    A tool for making better forms.

    Ben Orenstein
    November 9, 2016
    • Formkeep
    • Design
    • Web
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  5. Simplify Your Process with Adobe Experience Design

    Adobe Experience Design is basic, but great for rapid prototyping.

    Mike Borsare
    September 26, 2016
    • Prototyping
    • Tools
    • Design
  6. Drawing in Illustrator, for Beginners

    A guide to drawing basic shapes in Illustrator.

    Morgane Santos
    September 23, 2016
    • Design
    • Tools
  7. Introducing ExpandableRecyclerView

    Introducing Expandable RecyclerView: an open source library for expanding and collapsing groups using RecyclerView.Adapter.

    Amanda Hill
    August 31, 2016
    • Android
    • Design
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  8. Android ImageView ScaleType: A Visual Guide

    A visual aid for all the options for scaling the bounds of an image to the bounds of an ImageView.

    Amanda Hill
    August 25, 2016
    • Android
    • Design
  9. The Complete Guide to Optimising Web Images

    Optimising images for your website can be a bit of a black art, but it’s well worth doing as the bandwidth savings can be large. It will also make a big difference to the speed at which your site loads.

    Dan Barber
    August 10, 2016
    • Web
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  10. My First Product Design Sprint

    Product Design Sprints are great for validating ideas and concepts, and developers can both learn and add a lot to them.

    Calle Erlandsson
    July 7, 2016
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