Sep 18Is a remote research workshop as good as an in-person one?With the pandemic forcing many of us to work remotely, there have been numerous challenges to existing work patterns and processes. …User Research6 min readUser Research6 min read
Sep 6Now anyone can rapidly build secure, low-code Microsoft websites and appsMicrosoft 365 is the platform of choice for many organisations choosing to evolve their digital workplace and even go through digital transformation, bringing process improvement, innovation, new ways of working and even cultural change, all of which are facilitated by tools across the 365 suite. …Low Code6 min readLow Code6 min read
Published inFrontend Weekly·Sep 1SVG Gradients: Solving Curved ChallengesIn the world of programming, seemingly straightforward tasks can unravel into complex challenges. Recently, we encountered one such challenge while attempting to transform a Figma design into code. The task at hand involved creating a radial dial with a linear gradient — a seemingly simple requirement that soon proved to…SVG5 min readSVG5 min read
Published inPrototypr·Jun 23Lean Product Design: A PlaybookCreating a new product is an exciting process. You’ve dreamed up a killer idea, drafted some sketches and maybe even started to think about how you’d make money out of this world beating idea. But hold up. Before jumping in and hiring a development team, or asking IT to build…Product Design15 min readProduct Design15 min read
Apr 17Yes, typography can have a huge impact on UXI find it fascinating how design can impact user experience. Adjusting interface elements even a tiny amount can have an immediate and measurable effect on how people use and feel about a digital product, website or app. Typography, in particular, has been shown to have a significant influence on user…Typography4 min readTypography4 min read
Feb 10Continuous improvement beats ‘tada’ releasesA little thought experiment for you: Let’s imagine a client is building a digital product and wants to see what approach works best. They have two teams at their disposal and they will brief them to both build the same product, but with a variation on how they must complete…MVP5 min readMVP5 min read
Jan 19Five digital workplace themes for 2023It’s that time of year when blogs like this one start to make predictions for the coming year. In fact, probably the safest prediction you can make is that lots of predictions posts are about to appear! …Digital Workplace5 min readDigital Workplace5 min read
Published inFrontend Weekly·Nov 14, 2022Should we still be using ‘Agile’ as a selling point? Aren’t we all Agile now?At Browser Group we use Agile development methodologies in our projects. But you know that already, right? It’s not particularly unique as all our peer agencies are also Agile. In fact, Agile is so ubiquitous it’s hard to argue that it’s a selling point. …Agile6 min readAgile6 min read
Published inFrontend Weekly·Aug 30, 2022Why user stories belong in the garbageUser stories have become ubiquitous in software development. We write and phrase everything as user stories. But in reality, we don’t live our lives in stories; we tend to think in terms of carrying out tasks like sending an email or buying the weekly online shop. …User Stories7 min readUser Stories7 min read
May 11, 2022User story mapping changed how we deliver projectsIt was a Tuesday morning in March 2021 and we were feeling pretty overwhelmed with the task ahead. Working on the design of a complex new app, we stared up at a (virtual) wall of post-its that towered above us. Behold, the output of a deep, three-week discovery phase. We’d…User Story Mapping6 min readUser Story Mapping6 min read
