Published by Marten Angner 11 April, 2011 11 April, 2011
I was asked to join the team at Merajobb, the collective job site for three of Sweden’s largest newspapers, to completely redesign their site. My role was to lead, analyze user needs, create a site concept and make sure no greatness was lost in the process. The team, consisting of the developers at HR north, designer Jonas Björkman from The Art of job and I completed the project in record speed.
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Published by 21 January, 2011 21 January, 2011
Starting the design process can be overwhelming for any designer. There is always the risk of designing for the wrong target group or getting stuck in front of a blank Photoshop document. To be efficiente, all designers has to find well working methods for exploring design solution without draining the project budget. In my second presentation at Hyper Island, I shared two of my favorite design methods, effect mapping and visual moodboards!
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Published by 23 November, 2010 23 November, 2010
Internet strategy, interactive marketing, interaction design and usability affects all businesses today. This became clear to me when I presented my point of view for the Alingsås marketing foundation, yesterday eventing. My goal was to get a brief insight in how to utilize the potential and opportunities that opens up for small businesses, when Internet penetration reaches all of us. Here is my presentation!
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Published by Marten Angner 16 June, 2010 16 June, 2010
It is now exactly one year since I created the first conceptual sketches for this site. This seemingly simple project was one of the most challenging projects I have ever completed. The site really forced me to use all the methods I have normally use in my projects for clients and have consumed an unbelievable amount of effort to make it perfect in every respect. Here is the story of how it was created.
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Published by Marten Angner 12 August, 2009 12 August, 2009, 2 Comments
Creating successful results is the goal of every designer, however it is just a fraction of all interactive sites and solutions that get ahead and get profitable many hardly even getting noticed at all. As a designer I avoid just designing and focusing instead on designing for effect!
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Published by Marten Angner 13 July, 2009 13 July, 2009, 1 Comment
Since I started working with web sites and software applications there is one thing I haven’t been able to figure out. Why do people hold on to handling software requiremts in flat lists. This practice is hopelessly demanding and it often results in mediocre software or even grand project disasters. In this post I will talk about why we need to go on to better practices.
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