July 2009 Release Notes
Deliverables Templates Switch deliverable copy template to InCopy CS3 template file (.inct), with fully synced paragraph and character styles of the deliverable InDesign templates Expanded width of...
View ArticleIntegrating Photos
In many of our deliverables, we’ll integrate photography to help accentuate themes and tell better stories. Using EightShapes Unify, it’s easy to enhance your document’s appearance with a good photo or...
View ArticleIDEA 2009 Preconference Workshop
I’m really psyched to be presenting the pre-conference workshop at the IDEA 2009 Conference in Toronto, CA on September 14th. The conference program is spectacular, the speakers in the program are top...
View ArticleSwimlanes: An Interview with Yvonne Shek
This interview is a transcript of a discussion between Nathan Curtis, creator of EightShapes Unify, and Yvonne Shek, a user experience designer at nForm. Yvonne agreed to integrate her 2008 IA Summit...
View ArticleMusings on Customization, Team Reactions, and More
Recently, Doug Brashear (a user experience designer at a client site that has adopted EightShapes Unify) asked the Interaction Design community about their reactions and implementations of the...
View ArticleWant to Produce Sexy Design? Visualize a Project Plan
I find it surprising that, given the wide range of very specific deliverables we produce, I’m most consistently complimented on my project plans. Spreadsheets & Dependencies Aren’t Engaging I...
View ArticleSimple Sketchy Wireframes in Adobe Illustrator
Last week, EightShapes worked on three alternative directions addressing the same problem, and we were at the stage of bridging sketching studio ideas to more formal recommendations. We each wanted to...
View ArticleAnnotating Document Change
The UX document’s change history expresses “What’s different now compared to before?” It is a revered page, and crucial to documents of any length and being updated with any frequency. Change histories...
View ArticleUsing a Build File to Source Your Library Artwork
A build file is a document used to create and maintain all of the page and component design artwork for an entire library of reusable assets. Yes – all the boxes, symbols, text frames, buttons, and...
View ArticleTable of Contents Chapter Descriptions
While it’s easy to create a table of contents using EightShapes Unify, those handy TOCs can sometimes serve a dual purpose: help someone find a specific page, but also help someone understand what a...
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