elegant interaction

These past few months have seen the growing pains of a Visual Designer in her transition to a User Experience Architect role. I've been head down in an exciting new project that has allowed me to explore human centered design from the ground up. Lots of agonizing over the user's needs, goals, and motivations. Stacks of paper and whiteboards full of sketches. Rapid prototyping with Axure. There's something very satisfying about working so closely with business and user needs; seeing the big picture and then diving deep into details. I know one thing for sure — the next time I approach the visual design, I'll have gone in with an even broader perspective. The ability to see the big picture and connect all the dots is absolutely key.