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	<title>EightShapes, LLC</title>
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		<title>Practical Tips for Live Recruiting</title>
		<link>http://www.eightshapes.com/blog/2010/06/10/things-to-know-about-live-recruiting-draft/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dimple Mohan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[User Research]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The happiest part of my user research experience has been to hand-off  the recruiting tasks to a qualified agency and focus on the strategy  and execution of the study itself.  So when I was asked to conduct a  qualitative user research study, I didn’t worry too much until the key  stakeholder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Branding According to Wally Olins</title>
		<link>http://www.eightshapes.com/blog/2010/05/13/branding-according-to-wally-olins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 21:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Martinez Salmeron</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visual design]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently had the opportunity to read an interesting book titled On Brand. The author, Wally Olins, is cofounder of famed agency Wolff Olins and professor at institutions like the London School of Business and Oxford University. The book adroitly summarizes the nature and history of branding. I found it to be a good reference [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Techniques, Uses, and Artifacts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deliverables]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wireframes are dead.
I prefer sketching to wireframes.
I don&#8217;t create functional specifications, I only use prototypes.
I&#8217;m seeing and hearing more statements like these throughout the user experience design community, commenting on the obsolecense or inferiority of a particular approach over another. Generally, I&#8217;ve been reluctant to get involved in these discussions because (a) they are usually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discovery Wolves</title>
		<link>http://www.eightshapes.com/blog/2010/04/14/discovery-wolves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Detzi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Requirements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s get down to brass tacks, gentlemen. If I was informed correctly,  the clock is ticking, is that right, Jimmie?
As user experience designers, we understand the merits of engaging in a thorough, upfront review of the ‘space’ we’re designing for prior to putting pencil to paper.  In fact, we’ll insist on having time to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Myths of UX Project Leadership</title>
		<link>http://www.eightshapes.com/blog/2010/02/12/mythsofuxprojectleadership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nathan Curtis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As 2009 came to a close, EightShapes staff and management conducted a series of reviews and goal setting activities for the upcoming year. A theme that struck a chord with every person on staff – including EightShapes&#8217; two partners – was being a project&#8217;s &#8220;User Experience (UX) Lead.&#8221; Nearly every staff member correlated professional growth [...]]]></description>
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