A question we get asked quite a bit is how to explain Jumpchart to clients… so we worked a little something up:
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You’ve probably heard us mention Jumpchart in bits of our conversations- here’s a little more information on it as we move forward.
When putting together your website, there are certain steps we take as a studio to make sure we give you the best finished product possible. The first step is figuring out what order your site’s pages will go in, and what content will go on which pages. The next steps include designing and programming. Jumpchart is an online tool we use specifically for the first step of this process.
It gives us visual access to what the site will look like from a navigational and content point of view. We understand it can be a little tricky to imagine your site without design incorporated, but Jumpchart helps us optimize the layout and content of your site: the backbone. It gives us a really solid foundation to build on.
Here’s what will happen: You’ll receive an invitation to the Jumpchart we created for your site. When you accept the invitation you’ll be able to see progress we’ve made, as well as make your own suggestions in the comments section. You can even edit content on the actual pages. It’s like a meeting room between us- but we don’t all have to be there at the same time!
If you have questions, please let us know- we’re all about collaboration and communication.
I find it absolutely amazing that even after Apple has proven itself over and over and OVER again at being fantastic at what they do, there is doubt about this company being the ideal catalyst for “people being in love with their content.” I just don’t get it.
“Apple would prefer not to do this,” McQuivey continued. “But it just doesn’t have the leverage it once did. Apple can’t dictate terms or position itself as a digital savior.”
If you manage to make it to the bottom of the article, you’ll be rewarded with this gem: “By pioneering (the apps), Apple is stuck doing what’s right for consumers.”
“Old-school Usability espouses the idea that user activities are onerous tasks that they want to get out of the way as soon as possible. While this is true in some cases, usability is now widely understood to be more of a hygiene factor – something that can cause dissatisfaction if missing, but its presence cannot take you beyond lack of dissatisfaction.” - 90percentofeverything.com
The story about how Betty Crocker made their product more complicated in order to make it more interactive, and emotional. Really great stuff.
“Thankfully, you’re still small, and this leaves you with a huge advantage when it comes down to getting personal. Plus, in recent years, the tools have changed drastically. As a result, your size becomes a little like a superpower you didn’t even know you had. “ Eric Karjaluoto -From the ever growing ebook Speak Human.
“Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way.
This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody
thinks of complaining.”
Well how are we supposed to do our jobs if we’re not at the flippin’ monitor? If your work day is anything like mine- everything takes place at the computer, leaving you few options. On that same note, our team works remote a lot of the time, so in order to communicate effectively, we need to be available… via e-mail, chat or Skype. That doesn’t leave much time for me to escape to the gym.
Turns out you don’t have to do that much exercise to tip the scale in your favor, according to this other Newser.com article.Keep Reading
You already know you can create Snippets- words or phrases you use repeatedly- throughout a Jumpchart project, but we’re introducing a Global Snippets- an upgrade we hope you find really useful.
Now you can create Snippets for use account-wide, improving your workflow by allowing you to access constant bits of information across multiple projects.
In a nutshell:
When you share a project containing a Regular Snippet, the Snippet is then available to view, use and edit by whomever you share the project with.
When you share a project containing a Global Snippet, the Snippet is then available to view and use by whomever you share the project with- but not editable by that person. It is only editable by you… and it’s available for you to use across each of your projects.
You cannot see someone else’s Snippets unless they share their project with you.
For more info on how they work, check out the new support article we’ve added.
Mike Kus recently published this article about why designers should be able to code.
We might suggest the opposite article be written as well: Why Developers Should Understand Design. Expanding your knowledge of the industry certainly can’t hurt the quality of the work you output… yet there’s a time and a place for specialists in the mix, too.
From our small (yet global) studio perspective, it’s in our best interest to be generalists. Generalists are big picture people. They get the connections between things, and they understand the world view.
Specialsts have their place, and in a big company they absolutely fit in. But in small business like ours, we thrive off diversely talented people who are good at understanding many things.
