Sondra

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So far Sondra has created 12 blog entries.

Intuitive Web Design with OOUX

Winging It Channel During our conversation we look at 3 examples of unintuitive web design, and learn how to create websites and apps that are more intuitive using object-oriented user experience (OOUX) design strategies.

Intuitive Web Design with OOUX2025-02-17T08:06:22+00:00

How to Design More Intuitive Websites & Apps

OOUX Strategies to Identify and Avoid Unintuitive Objects Do you want to make your website or web app more intuitive for the people who visit? If so, I’d like to introduce you to the world of Object-Oriented UX. As a UX designer at OddBird, using OOUX strategies to identify and avoid unintuitive objects has been key to our design process. A warning, though,

How to Design More Intuitive Websites & Apps2025-02-17T07:58:48+00:00

When to Choose a Progressive Web App

Part 3 – Responsive Web App vs Native Mobile App vs Progressive Web App If you’re weighing the performance optimization and device integration opportunities of a native mobile app against the broad reach and lower cost of a responsive web app – and can’t decide which is a higher priority for your digital product –

When to Choose a Progressive Web App2025-02-17T07:55:41+00:00

When to Choose a Native Mobile App

Part 2 – Responsive Web App vs Native Mobile App vs Progressive Web App If you have an idea for a digital product, you may be wondering if you should build a responsive web app, a native mobile app, or a progressive web app. Is one option inherently better? What are the pros and cons?

When to Choose a Native Mobile App2025-02-17T07:52:45+00:00

When to Choose a Responsive Web App

Part 1 – Responsive Web App vs Native Mobile App vs Progressive Web App The decision of what platform to use to build your app is quite important – affecting project scope, timeline, and budget. But understanding the differences between a responsive web app, a native mobile app, and a progressive web app –

When to Choose a Responsive Web App2025-02-17T07:49:40+00:00

Picture Book Plot Structure

How to write a picture book using story grid plot structure I spent years trying to learn how to structure a plot so that I could become a published children’s picture book author. I read all the story structure books and articles. (There are so many!) I attended workshops and won AMAs with

Picture Book Plot Structure2025-02-16T07:50:14+00:00

Better User and Developer Experience with HTMX

Winging It Channel Miriam Suzanne, Ed Rivas, and I discuss what htmx is, how it improves user experience, and walk through some examples of common UI patterns using htmx.

Better User and Developer Experience with HTMX2025-02-10T05:44:09+00:00

Story Grid Saves a Writing Dream

Why I recommend Story Grid story structure method for kid lit writers A Dream Is Born I wrote and illustrated my first book in 3rd grade. When the school awarded me 1st place for my story, a dream was born. I told everyone who asked (and many who didn’t), I’ll be a writer when

Story Grid Saves a Writing Dream2025-02-16T08:02:54+00:00

Get Started with UX Design

Four useful tools & tutorials So you’d like to start learning user experience (UX) design, but the number of tools and tutorials available is overwhelming. Where do you start? I recommend Paper for sketching out UX ideas, Practical Color Theory for Coders to generate color palettes and learn color theory, Choosing the Right Font: A Practical

Get Started with UX Design2025-02-16T08:03:16+00:00

Bridging Development and Design

The Object-Oriented UX Podcast Sondra and Miriam chat with Sophia about using her ORCA methodology (Objects, Relationships, CTAs, and Attributes) in OddBird’s work with clients. We dive into the ways OOUX facilitates a flow of conversation between designers and back-end developers, and get a sneak peak of Miriam’s work on the new container query features

Bridging Development and Design2025-02-16T08:03:37+00:00