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Blended Is Better: The Tricky Union Between UX & Design

To make beautiful web products, a blended approach to project work is not only ideal—it’s necessary. But, more often than not, in most high-level strategy situations, practicing this ethic is easier said than…

June 9, 2016

Design Lessons from a New NAEP Results Report

You may have seen reports recently of a first-of-its-kind Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) assessment conducted by the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) program. It found, among other notable…

By Tim Shaw June 7, 2016

Pearl, Nutrition Facts, Nerdy Infographics…

What We’re Talking About is a blog series featuring the articles, websites, topics, and trends that the Forum One team has been chatting about. We watched Google’s short film,…

June 3, 2016

The Peace Corps Unveils its New Look and Website

PRESS RELEASE The following press release was issued this morning by the Peace Corps, in collaboration with Forum One and Ogilvy Washington. We at Forum One are absolutely thrilled to have…

June 1, 2016

Content Not Connecting? Hire Writers.

There's a big theme this year at DrupalCon. As there was last year, really – content considerations are the future of Drupal. Dries spoke about it in detail on Day…

May 24, 2016

Simplifying, GBoard, Typography…

"What We’re Talking About" is a blog series featuring the articles, websites, topics, and trends that the Forum One team has been chatting about. This week, Tim Shaw…

May 20, 2016

Delight in Unexpected Places

In a typical UX document, joy and whimsy are usually nowhere to be found. It’s like we forgot that the X in UX stands for "experience." What’s wrong with adding…

May 18, 2016

Hacking with the Feds for a Greener World

Hackathons promote open, transparent government by fostering collaboration and innovation between government agencies and U.S. citizens. Ultimately, this improves how government implements innovation, how it operates, and how it facilitates…

May 13, 2016

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