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Why I’m Closing the Doors on the Self-Paced Object-Oriented UX Masterclass

Big News and Two Business/Life Lessons

Sep 17, 2024

The OOUX Masterclass Self-Paced badge behind closing pink curtains on top of a black background.

Sep 17, 2024

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Bootcamp

Content Strategy for AI: Three Things I got Wrong

Podcast transcripts. Articles. Newsletters. Video Transcripts. Email templates. Years of them.

May 17, 2024

Collage of robotic hands writing on sticky notes, symbolizing AI’s role in creative and planning tasks. (Alt text written by Bing’s COPILOT AI, checked by a human).

May 17, 2024

What if…legacy software was a good thing?

I’ve got a question that I feel like no one is asking. Why is “legacy software” always considered a bad thing? Or perhaps the better…

Sep 8, 2023

Four colored Ionic columns, blue, yellow, pink, and green, lined up equidistant from each other.

Sep 8, 2023

Wrangling UX Complexity with Tree Systems 🌲

Learn to recognize and leverage this ubiquitous hierarchy pattern that you’ve probably never heard of

Jun 30, 2023

Wrangling UX Complexity with Tree Systems 🌲

Jun 30, 2023

Three ways to make a long-term collaborative project work

If you’ve been following me for any time at all, you know that I am deeply passionate about Object-Oriented UX. I’ve seen OOUX drastically…

Mar 31, 2023

Sophia Prater and Joe Natoli laughing together as illustrated blue, pink, yellow, and green sticky notes fall like leaves around them.

Mar 31, 2023

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UX Collective

How to start any UX Project (It’s NOT sketching User Flows)

I’ve got a design challenge for you for the holiday season. Let’s call it Giftify. Here’s the brief:

Dec 8, 2022

My low-fidelity screen flow sketches for the “add a new gift” task.

Dec 8, 2022

Prioritizing Prioritization for Product Designers

A question that I often get asked when my students hit Module 12 of my Object-Oriented UX Masterclass is:

Nov 11, 2022

O-Object Guide. R-My Cat Saving Fire Department. C-OO User Stories. A-Details, details, details.

Nov 11, 2022

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Introducing ORCA: The Third Diamond in your UX Process

Let’s cut to the chase. ORCA stands for:

Jun 24, 2022

The Triple Diamond. First diamond — Research: understand the context, define the problem. Middle diamond — Structure: A blue and pink Orca yinyang with a green and yellow orca. An arrow pointing back to the first diamond says, “realize you need more research.” Third diamond — Design: brainstorm solutions, refine solutions.

Jun 24, 2022

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Bootcamp

Five Signs You’re Practicing Advanced UX

For many UX designers, moving up the career ladder means taking on people management responsibilities. This path is not within everyone’s…

Jun 3, 2022

Five Signs You’re Practicing Advanced UX

Jun 3, 2022

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Information archaeology for information architects

Ever since my husband read Jurassic Park when he was eight, Luke has been fascinated with ancient history, paleontology, and archaeology…

Mar 18, 2022

Information archaeology for information architects

Mar 18, 2022

Sophia V Prater

Sophia V Prater

UX designer, OOUX Instructor, and Chief Evangelist for Object-Oriented UX | Download the OOUX Launch Guide! OOUX.com/resources/launchguide

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