VizThinkU, is VizThink’s new, online-based education program designed to offer you access to knowledge from leading visual thinkers in a series of courses. Learn practical techniques and “tricks of the trade” from modern visual note-taking masters Mike Rohde, Sunni Brown and Austin Kleon. Course Description. Austin Kleon. MORE >>

To compensate for the drawbacks of traditional wireframing, some designers ditch the computer in favor of hand sketching. Sketches don’t require the same level of detail, and can be produced faster than traditional computer-based wireframes, allowing for a more iterative design process. Tags: Methods Visual and Visible MORE >>

I’m at Sydney Town Hall, where iconic Australian designer Marc Newson is speaking at the City of Sydney’s Design Excellence Forum. Marc has had a powerful impact on many facets of design. He is Royal Designer for Industry in the UK. It is fabulous to see a mayor with such design awareness. MORE >>

I was thinking about it as Learning Design, a view that incorporates instructional design, information design and experience design. m leery of the term instructional design, as that label has been tarnished with too many cookie cutter examples and rote approaches to make me feel comfortable (see my Broken ID series ).  MORE >>

“ Just like with any other UX research or design tool, context plays a critical role in determining how effective prototyping will be for you. When aimed well, a prototype can answer design questions and communicate design ideas. call these dimensions of fidelity “visual fidelity&# and “functional fidelity.&# MORE >>