April 17, 2013
by Adam Walker
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We’re looking forward to hosting Software East’s Evening of User Experience on Thursday, April 18 from 6pm-9pm. Along with drinks and networking, there’ll be three talks: Andy Priestner & Ange … Continue reading
July 17, 2012
by Michele Ide-Smith
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How do you design a software application in 3 days at a conference? Earlier this year my colleague James Murtagh, a Marketing Manager, pitched the idea of ‘Red Gate Live … Continue reading
June 26, 2012
by Tom Randle
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A/B testing websites and web applications is relatively straight forward. Tools like Google Optimizer (now part of Google Analytics) make tests easy to set up, and changes can be deployed … Continue reading
May 18, 2012
by Tom Randle
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I recently worked on a short project to try and optimise sales of one of our products. This isn’t something we’ve tried very much of in the past. We run … Continue reading
May 4, 2012
by Jenny
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Down Tools Week (DTW) happens every three months at Red Gate. It is a chance for everyone in the office to put their day-to-day tasks to one side and work on … Continue reading
April 24, 2012
by Adam Walker
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Bill Buxton kicked off UX London 2012 with a talk on ‘Long noses, sampling, synthesis, design and innovation’. What I found most interesting about this talk was his view that … Continue reading
April 23, 2012
by Michele Ide-Smith
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Last week our UX team were lucky enough to attend UX London 2012 for three days of inspiration, learning and networking. I’ve been practising sketchnoting (aka visual notetaking) since UX Cambridge … Continue reading
February 29, 2012
by Tom Randle
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Interaction designers are often guilty of being a little bit boring. Deviating too far away from the normal way of doing things can risk confusing your users and can turn … Continue reading
January 25, 2012
by Michele Ide-Smith
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Since I joined Red Gate in October, I’ve really enjoyed attending our ‘Collab Lab’ sessions. Inspired by Dave Gray’s book Gamestorming, a group of like minded folk within Red Gate … Continue reading
December 23, 2011
by Meghan
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Perhaps you, Dear Reader, are the kind of person who bounds into January full of de-toxing cheer. Or maybe you’re more like your humble author, and the salad days of … Continue reading