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asked by DanaCoBarThe written proposal is just my formal documentation of several decisions that we've made verbally throughout the negotiation and discovery process. There's nothing that a prospective client would see in a proposal that would be a surprise to them, with the exception of the detailed delivery dates perhaps.
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asked by dorianmuthig
I wouldn't want to choose. I have what I'm supposed to have, and I don't have what I'm not. I feel really comfortable with that.
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Verbally :)
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I did do a small bit of consulting for URDB when they were first getting started. Dan and Corey are good friends of mine and I think they're awesome guys. They are really onto something.
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asked by adamqureshi
I don't have an explicit minimum, but if a prospective client told me their budget was $800, I'd recognize that they aren't willing to invest very much in their product and therefore that probably isn't a product I should invest my time in either.
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To an extent. I like knowing about what's new, but I don't spend all my cash on the latest and greatest gadgets, nor do I add things to my life that don't fulfill an existing need (with some exceptions).
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How imbalanced people's life experiences are. I don't expect everyone to be able to have the same opportunities, nor do I think that would be beneficial or appropriate. But the gap between the haves and have nots is far greater than I'm comfortable with.
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The best advice I can give to anyone who wants to become a better writer is to write -- and to read -- as much as possible. I was never a good writer growing up, but I worked at it and have gotten better over the years. I still have a long way to go. But the more regularly you write, the more comfortable you become, and the more regularly you read, the more inspiration you have to draw from.
When writing on your own blog, don't worry so much about perfect grammar and syntax. Just focus on clarity of thought. Express yourself in your own voice -- let your personality shine through. Reread what you've written and ask yourself if every paragraph makes a point and furthers your argument. Remove extraneous words and sentences. Just say what needs to be said, nothing more nothing less. That doesn't mean it needs to be dry, I just needs to be worth reading ;)
Some great books on writing:
On Writing by Stephen King
http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Memoir-Craft-Stephen-King/dp/0684853523
Ernest Hemingway on Writing
http://www.amazon.com/Ernest-Hemingway-Writing-Larry-Phillips/dp/0684854295
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I don't know of anything regarding donation forms specifically, but for anything form related I highly recommend Web Form Design by Luke W: http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/webforms/
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asked by DanaCoBar
This one (and the next) are too involved to answer in writing. I'll address them in my next Whit Hour -- Week 14.
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Still red. They're already red.
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Yes, I am easily distracted, but when I love something, I really emerse myself in it. I try to give myself blocks of time to finish things and actually enjoy them, instead of trying to do 10 things at once. Here's a great article about the method that I use to do this:
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I think there's a reason we call them users -- they "use" our products, and they don't always pay for them, thus we can't call them customers (and sometimes they're internal staff actually getting paid). It's the best term we have for now, but it does sometimes prevent us from thinking of them as real people, which we need to do in order to serve them well.
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If there's a comments section, I always use it to thank them! If it's a print article, I try to find the author's email address and send them a thank you.
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Here's my tips for getting started:
http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/06/30/so-you-wanna-be-a-user-experience-designer-step-1-resources/
This year's IDEA conference will be in Philly, check it out: http://ideaconference.org/2010/home -
Here's my tips for getting started: http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/06/30/so-you-wanna-be-a-user-experience-designer-step-1-resources/
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Nope, they have their own software that's pretty awesome. But honestly I use the pen more for referring back to my notes than I do for digitizing them. You can tap on any word in the notebook and it will play the exact part of the conversation that was happening when you wrote it.
I use the pen for any meeting that I want to refer back to. It can be hard in conference rooms, but it comes with earbuds that act as a table mic.
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Whitney Hess’s Bio
User experience designer, writer, consultant
