Thu Jan 6
Books Connectors Read and Loved in 2021
A few of our favourite books we enjoyed reading in 2021 to inspire your reading list in the new year and beyond.
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Wed Aug 18
Designing for Accessibility Case Study: The Connected Website
We’re just weeks away from the launch of our evolved and updated website. In this article our very own Katie Luke, Marketing Graphic Designer, takes us through her process – in collaboration with Dayshift Digital – for designing and building an accessible, impactful website.
Wed May 19
The Product Thinking Playbook in Action (Remotely): Card Sorting
Our Product Thinking Playbook is our best-in-class project-planning tool for building better products. In this piece our Senior Product Designer Hala Khoursheed walks through a recent project she worked on and how she pivoted the Card Sorting tactic card to work effectively in a remote setting.
Wed Apr 14
The Product Thinking Playbook in Action (Remotely): Research Planning
Our Product Thinking Playbook is our best-in-class project-planning tool for building better products. In this piece our Lead Design Researcher Katie Hill walks through a recent project she worked on and how she pivoted our Research Planning tactic card to work effectively in a remote setting.
Wed Apr 7
Reflections on My Year of Remote Design Leadership
After accepting an offer to join Connected in December 2020, Leanne could never have predicted that her first day of work would be the same day as Ontario’s first day of official lockdown. With her initial expectations of life at Connected clashing with the reality of remote work she has penned this honest piece on her first year as our Head of Design, charting the challenges, success, and surprises in equal measure.
Wed Mar 24
How to Embed Accessible Design Into Your Products
Accessible design requires an intentional focus on the user experience. In this piece, we teamed up with accessibility experts Fable to guide you through the process of designing impactful products for everyone.
Wed Jan 6
How to Build Fast Part 4: Designers
The fourth piece in our How to Build Fast series walks you through the tactics that designers can employ to build better products at pace and scale. Connected’s best-in-class Product Designer, Ryan Jeon, brings his wealth of experience to the topic and discusses workflow, tooling, process, and feedback.