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General musings on Pencil & Paper and enterprise software
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📺 You know what they say, every blog deserves a general “catch-all” category. Here you’ll find news about the Pencil & Paper company, mentions of our work in other media, musings on our craft and areas of focus, high-level tips & tricks around user experience design, and potentially some techy puns and mauvaises blagues.

Standardizing Design Through DesignOps

In our work at P&P, we need to adapt to different external teams and work within a wide variety of contexts and design maturity stages. This means we’ve got to have a robust system for selling and providing UX value, no matter the situation.

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Generative AI Examples 2024

While we often associate "generative" to "creative" and the multimedia, music and art domains, generative AI is part of the much broader field of machine learning and actually encompasses a variety of less artistic use cases.

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Using Flow Diagrams in Enterprise Software Design

As a knowledge worker navigating complex and creative environments, you need a range of ways to communicate your ideas and collaborate effectively with your team.

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Product Manager & UX Designer Collaboration Guide

Here at P&P, we talk a lot about our obsession with collaboration: how we work...

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February 7, 2024

Top UX Design Considerations for FinTech & Banking

Generally speaking, the FinTech (finance and technology) world aims to modernize how

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February 6, 2024

Signs of Bad UX Design

There are more ways to make UX design weird than there are ways to make...

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January 10, 2024

UX Design Best Practices

While you might be new to this wide world of UX design, you’re likely not...

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January 4, 2024

How to Improve UX Culture within Your Organization

Fostering a positive and supportive company culture is a hot topic lately. Time and time...

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Learning UX with Real Products & Beta Communities: Tips for Success

We talk a lot about how to grow as a UX designer, develop your skills...

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Product Market Fit and User Experience

So you have a shower thought. Instead of the usual pizza vs pasta debate, you’ve...

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The Floppy Disc Must Die

We’re striding ahead at breakneck speed in all aspects of life these days. Maybe every...

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Collaborating on Tech Teams to Improve UX

Here in the P&P universe, we feel it’s important to be just as creative about...

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Perch Product Revamp

A sub-optimal user experience was hindering this startup from scaling. They needed to find ways not just to improve the flow that was...

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5 Books that changed the way you design

American author Fran Lebowitz once said: “Think before you speak, read before you think.” Around...

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