by Rocket Jones | Jul 18, 2018 | Mobile Apps, Stage 1: User Experience and Discovery, Time Management
Let’s take a break from talking about web applications, mobile apps, and data integrations for a minute. Those conversations are valuable, but sometimes they obscure what’s at the heart of good technology and good business. All companies use information, even if...
by Rocket Jones | Oct 10, 2017 | Stage 1: User Experience and Discovery, Stage 2: Wireframing and Prototyping, Web Applications
One of our favorite things is building ongoing relationships with our clients through the years. We first started working with Penguin Random House Publishers in 2010, and we’ve done many updates and feature enhancements to the Blogging for Books application through...
by Rocket Jones | Oct 3, 2016 | Stage 1: User Experience and Discovery, Web Applications
Post by Kate Hansen, User Experience Designer at Rocket Jones When I was 18, I decided to take a short road trip to Twin Falls, Idaho to visit a friend. I hadn’t really been to Twin Falls before, but here’s the thing about Idaho: it’s mostly empty. Besides a...
by Rocket Jones | Aug 4, 2016 | Stage 1: User Experience and Discovery, Stage 2: Wireframing and Prototyping
Post by Kate Hansen, UX Designer at Rocket Jones Years ago, I sat in a conference with one of my favorite English teachers. She was brilliant and kind, and she’d agreed to help me with a paper before I turned in my final draft that week. After we finished going...
by Rocket Jones | Jul 27, 2016 | Mobile Apps, Stage 1: User Experience and Discovery
It’s always exciting to start a new custom application project, especially one that will impact your business in so many ways. Once contracts are signed and the work begins in earnest, you can expect to answer a lot of questions as the user experience designer and...
by Rocket Jones | Jun 28, 2016 | Stage 1: User Experience and Discovery
Post by Kate Hansen I like reading, and I like User Experience Design. Check out my top 5 books and resources for beginner UX designers. All are worthwhile reads, but I suggest you start at #1 and work your way down. 1. Don’t Make Me Think, by Steve Krug Steve...