Brian Dys

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  • HopScotch Is an Official WordPress Theme

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    I received a confirmation that HopScotch got approved in WordPress Themes Directory. View HopScotch in WordPress Themes Directory

  • Smart + Rocket Internet = Voyager > Chikka?

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    It’s coming together – the ultimate plan of Smart to wipe out the culture of Chikka. Well, it’s not deliberate I guess but that’s the effect of the new business direction that we’re headed. You should well know that recently, PLDT bought 10% of Rocket Internet. If you don’t know Rocket Internet, it’s the parent…

  • New Chikka Text Messenger Logo: A Study

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    Recently, the design team is conceptualizing on a new Chikka Text Messenger branding. As you very well know, the phone and mouse icons aren’t up with the times already. Mobile phones have shed its antenna and keypad; the mouse, well pretty much some still look the same. What is Chikka Text Messenger? Chikka Text Messenger…

  • On Government Information and Finding It

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    Reading in Facebook about an upcoming Procurement Hack by the Open Data Philippines and PhilGEPS, I followed a link to http://data.gov.ph/hackathon and I was shown a 404 Not Found page. I still want that information I could have been well within my wits to simply use Google Search but the immediate thing I did was…

  • Infomap

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    What is Infomap? Infomap is a spinoff of information architecture – it is a small part of it and is specifically for the usage of designers in creating Interaction Diagrams (basically a diagram of wireframes showing interaction; details on this in the future). What is the purpose of Infomap? It helps in setting up the…

  • Traffic Ba?

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    If you’re travelling to or from Metro Manila, expect the rush hours of 7 to 10 a.m. and 5 to 9 p.m on weekdays. Your usual question before going must be, “How’s the traffic?” Here are several ways to be informed of the traffic conditions if you really want to go with the flow (or…

  • UX and the Philippine Government

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    I’ve written a short piece on how UX is already rolling here in Philippines, especially in our government. Personally, I am keen on working on projects that will affect people positively – they could be information or service-oriented web products. US and UK – Two Great Examples It’s simple to be like them – they…

  • When a Country Values UX

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    …it has a Usability.gov website! Well, it’s an initiative and there is lot more ways UX could be manifested. In Philippines, UX is in its birthing process. First of all, we have: User Experience Philippines Design Conference We’ll be having our first UX design conference by UXPH. UXPH 2014 aims to inspire designers, developers enthusiasts…

  • Visual Vocabulary for Information Architecture

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    In our team, we have something called an Interaction Diagram integrated into our Design Process. Basically it is a collection of wireframes in context – whether of the whole web product or of a simple task or activity. The diagram shows the layout of components as well as their interaction with other components. We’re using…

  • An Example of a Technical Document

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    Consider this scenario: you are the product owner of Siete Baracos (a tool that helps people with coffee measurements and ingredients) how will you inform the designers, developers, testers about the basic technical information of the product? thru a Technical Document, of course! So here’s the basic format of the document: Name: Siete Baracos Description:…