Boxes and Arrows » Christina Wodtke

I can draw. I went to art school. I studied painting until I fell out with the abstract expressionists and switched to photography. But I can draw. What I cannot do is diagram. I always wanted to...

https://boxesandarrows.com/how-to-make-a-concept-model/

When I agreed to teach a twelve-week course on user experience design, I did what anyone of us would do: I went to find something to copy. I trolled the articles and syllabi I could find online, ...

https://boxesandarrows.com/mythic-design/

When Boxes and Arrows was founded a little over ten years ago, there was nothing quite like it online. There were peer-reviewed journals, and basic how-to articles. A List Apart was much more con...

https://boxesandarrows.com/not-dead-yet/

As the web design community explores using game design principles in our work, we must be aware of how and when they are appropriate. Christina Wodtke takes a closer look at two key principles,...

https://boxesandarrows.com/flow-mastery-and-ease-of-use/

Christina talks with Chris Fahey about how starting a consultancy both fulfilled his professional dreams and forever changed his practice. (Part 5 of a series) The post Straight From the Horse�...

https://boxesandarrows.com/straight-from-the-horses-mouth-with-chris-fahey/

Bill Wetherell talks with Tom Wailes about how one team at Yahoo! turned the normal design process on its head. Their thoughtful approach was successful, Wails posits, because they worked small a...

https://boxesandarrows.com/straight-from-the-horses-mouth-with-tom-wailes/

Christina talks with web accessibility expert Derek Featherstone about the emergence of accessibility as a way towards better structure and more usefulness. (Part 2 of a series) The post Strai...

https://boxesandarrows.com/straight-from-the-horses-mouth-with-derek-featherstone/

Christina talks with Livia Labate and Austin Govella about the UX practice in Comcast and how they have created an environment where they are treated as colleagues rather than a service organizat...

https://boxesandarrows.com/straight-from-the-horses-mouth-with-livia-labate-and-austin-govella/

After sweeping through both SXSW and the IA Summit in March, Christina Wodtke reflects on the benefits of going wild. The post March Conference Showdown appeared first on Boxes and Arrows .

https://boxesandarrows.com/march-conference-showdown/

What do you want to be when you grow up? Some people think there is only one choice, but Christina Wodtke shows us that there are as many choices as there are people making them... The post Car...

https://boxesandarrows.com/career-choices-for-designers/