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Building a UX Studio Pragmatics Studio
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Welcome to the the Pragmatics Studio podcast, where co-founders Allan and Charlie share their insights and experiences on starting and running the Montreal-based UX and branding consultancy, Pragmatics Studio. Listen in as they discuss the challenges and successes of building a business from the ground up, the importance of design thinking, and the power of collaboration. This playlist is perfect for entrepreneurs, designers, and anyone interested in the world of startups and design.
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Overcoming the Hardest Parts of UX Design Jobs
The hardest part of UX is never designing the interface—it’s all the human factors that we need to manage. Over the last 10 years building software, we’ve come across 3 situations that consistently get in the way of great work. These are:
A key stakeholder isn’t making a critical decision
Not getting approval for user research
Competing constraints from different stakeholders
Thank you so much for tuning in. Tell us about the struggles you’ve experienced and what you’ve done to overcome them in the comments.
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What we learned running a design studio for 1 year
We've learned so much about the business of starting a studio and we wanted to share these learnings with you guys now that it's been a year. Can't wait to see how things will be in another year from now 😂.
To watch our UX analyses, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6pQ-KVljjtPm4wv7L7XBbw
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Adding data layers to design tools
Design tools like Figma are amazing at helping designers become more productive at creating designs, but they often leave behind the people working around the designers like developers and product managers. In this episode we discuss our recently launched FigDone, our recently launched Figma plugin, which is trying to help bridge that gap.
Learn more about the history of the infinite canvas
Read more about FigDone
Try FigDone in your workflow
FigDone is a collaboration between Pragmatics Studio and Adam Albarghouthi.
Credits: Shin Ling Low (Editor)
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EP. 8 | Can a design studio do good?
We're back from some much needed vacations and we're excited to be recording these from the same room now!
In this episode we're asking questions about how much "good" we're doing for the people and world around us. Are we achieving our goals as a studio to do meaningful work? Can a studio ever really fulfill that ideal?
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BONUS EP. 7: Feeling more confident with creativity
Many beginners feel trapped by their physical abilities when it comes to creative work. You don't have to! Sometimes all it takes is just jumping in and trying stuff out to see where it takes you.
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EP.7: Prototype without design skills
Often times people will have requests about redesigning something and they'll have a hard time putting it into words. The best thing anyone can do is build a quick prototype without any design skills and we're here to show you how—zero design skills required.
Tools we used:
- Marvel Pop: https://marvelapp.com/pop
- Figma: https://figma.com/
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