f-barry, Author at TechRepublic

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Bio

Barry Saunders is a UX Architect. He has worked on projects for News Ltd, Google, Westpac, EFIC, WWF-Australia, QUT, and SBS.

Latest from f-barry

Developer

Unsolicited redesigns and design commentary

Unsolicited redesigns and design commentary are an important part of software design, but they must be weighed against user testing and business requirements

Developer

Breaking out of design patterns

Barry Saunders explains how shared trust and responsibility is more efficient than falling back on documentation for job security.

Developer

The value of rough sketching

Barry Saunders explains why it is far easier to discard a paper sketch than a full set of wireframes.

Developer

User flows in web design

Making use of user flows helps ensure that a site is clear, intuitive, and usable.

Tech & Work

Using software personas for emotional design

User personas are a useful tool for user experience design and software development.

Developer

Reduce the bandwidth bottleneck

Barry Saunders explains how designers and developers can lessen the impact of mobile data limitations when producing high-quality graphics for Retina displays.

Apple

The Retina-driven bandwidth bottleneck

The announcement that the new MacBook Pros will have Retina displays is going to have a massive impact on web design.

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Unsolicited redesigns and design commentary

Breaking out of design patterns

The value of rough sketching

User flows in web design

Using software personas for emotional design

Reduce the bandwidth bottleneck

The Retina-driven bandwidth bottleneck

Employee performance review policy

Employee time off policy

Employee privacy policy

Security response policy