What We Do | EightShapes, LLC

Full Service User Experience Design

EightShapes designs desktop and mobile experiences for web sites, intranets, and applications.

Interaction design: defining the how the product behaves
Information architecture: designing the structure and navigation
Visual design: creating an aesthetic
Content strategy: identifying and planning the right content for the product
Usability testing: evaluating design concepts with real users
Research: learning more about the audiences
HTML and CSS: preparing standards-compliant templates

We visualize the design solution right away

From the moment we step into a project, we start visualizing design concepts.

Projects typically start with a sketching studio — a structured group brainstorming session — so we can zero-in on the heart of the design challenge.

We incorporate users into the design process

We believe that in successful projects users contribute to the design’s evolution.

Our design philosophy is grounded in user-centered design, and we employ usability testing and research to give them a voice in the design process.

We demonstrate designs through interactive prototypes

We create prototypes to show the design’s interaction, style, content, and structure as realistically as possible.

By creating a demonstration that evolves with each round of design decisions, we convey solutions quickly and without ambiguity.

Prototyping let us test subtle interactions for Cisco’s new megamenus.

We communicate efficiently and openly

Transparency is the hallmark of the EightShapes design team.

Our open conversations range from design critiques to project status. We ask a lot of questions, and arrive at answers collaboratively.

Our “doneness” matrix communicates the status of all the project’s moving parts.

Learn More

Building an online product for desktop and mobile? Need to simplify a web application? Got an intranet that’s grown out of control? We’d love to hear about what you’re working on.

Send us an email with a quick overview of your project, when you’d like to start, and your phone number. We’ll schedule a conference call so we can learn more about what you’re working on.