Crow and Raven

11/13/2018

How well do you know your users? There's a good chance you don’t know your users as well as you think you do.

Cognitive bias can be a significant contributing factor to creating "blind-spots" with what your users really want and need.

Additionally, clients don’t always know to ask the right questions, and they often miss some important details that are hiding in plain sight.

Clients don’t always know to ask the right questions, and they often miss some important details that are hiding in plain sight.

10/24/2018

User flows outline the steps that a user will take through your website or digital product in or complete a task or achieve a goal.

In the initial stages of a web development project, it’s important to both

1) Identify what these key tasks are, and
2) Outline them in separate documentation in order to ensure the information architecture and UX supports these key tasks in as few steps as possible.

Having trouble getting started with outlining user flows for your next digital project or website?

Learn more and download our free template here:

User flows outline the steps within a path that a user will take in order to complete a task or achieve a goal.

10/22/2018

Need to create a basic web design style guide, but not sure where to start?

Style guides can feel like a whole project in themselves, but sometimes you just need a simple style guide to accompany design layouts for a small to a medium-sized web project, that you can put together fairly quickly.

Style guides will not only help streamline the handoff from design to development but also help you easily extend the design to new pages without the expensive cost of mocking up each individual page.

Learn more about how to get started and download our free web design style guide template here:

There are numerous ways to create a digital style guide, but where do you start? Styleguides can feel like a whole proj

10/19/2018

PHP powers almost 80% of all websites on the internet. 61.8% of those sites are running an outdated version of PHP, and that’s dangerous. As of December 31, 2018, 5.x versions of PHP will no longer be supported and will leave you vulnerable. Don't be vulnerable.

PHP powers almost 80% of all websites, and 61.8% of those sites are running an outdated version of PHP.

10/17/2018

What is a Proto-persona?

Proto-personas are a modified version of personas that stimulate the same type of empathetic and user-oriented thinking, but with less investment in time.

Learn more and download our free template here:

What tools are available to help you think empathetically about your customer’s needs, goals, and challenges when using your next product? Proto-Personas are a

10/15/2018

Denver's growing tech marketing, art, and design culture, and variety of UX resources make it a great place for UX Designers to consider calling home:

The tech industry in Denver has transformed in a matter of years, and companies that were once only known on the coasts are

09/19/2018

Check out UX and design tips, our new open-source CMS, and new case studies:

02/09/2018

CNR team photoshoot yesterday. This barn seems to be one of our standard props.

09/26/2017

Liz and the other talented Ladies that UX rocked the panel discussion at today's Denver Startup Week event

09/20/2017

Denver Startup Week starts on Monday! Don't forget to register and build your schedule at https://www.denverstartupweek.org/. It will be a great week of free events!

Also, if you know someone interested in user experience design or looking for a job in UX, be sure to check out "Land Your Next (or first!) Job in UX" We hope to see you there: https://www.denverstartupweek.org/schedule/3591-land-your-next-or-first-job-in-ux

09/18/2017

It seems like we're always having fun with our clients' work, and we never have time to work on our own stuff. However, we found some time, and we're happy to announce the launch of our new website. There are a few case studies on the new site that highlight what we've been up to lately. Enjoy. https://crowandraven.com

09/18/2017

Check out the great work coming out of the UX Design Bootcamp this weekend at General Assembly Denver, taught by our Principal UX Designer, Liz Blasi. There were some great concepts coming out of the class, we had a great time!