Some UX practitioners have responded negatively to some of the copy around our new DevOps ICU training program, aimed at non-UX roles. They've seen the site or our ads and didn't like how we phrased things. For those who haven't seen, some of our website and ad copy...
We're all the tasks between "I have an idea" and "send it to the developers to build."
Research · Design · Prototype · Test · IterateWe offer your engineering team the dream process of building a finalized and tested design once.
Remarkable designs. Passionate UX experts.
We are available to agencies, startups, and companies of all sizes and locations for short-term and long-term UX projects.
Ptype is refreshingly different.
Innovative. Casual. Fun. Honest. Tenacious.
Over 20 years of experience and expertise.
We architect, craft, and construct the best solutions and designs for your target audiences.
We involve you in the process and make sure you understand what we’re doing and why.
We’re Mary Poppins… we come in, we fix everything, sing a few songs, and we fly away until needed again (or stay on monitoring KPIs and live user recordings so we can get the next phase into the backlog).
Main Areas of Service
UX Strategy, Innovation, Design, and Optimization
Product and experience design for digital interfaces including websites and apps.
Service Design
Service design focusing on processes, motivation, employee experience, and customer delight.
Axure Prototyping
Axure prototyping for brainstorming, iteration, user testing, impressing investors, and more.
Axure Training
We’re one of the few Axure-recommended trainers on the planet.
UX Training
Training on UX topics for UX practitioners, non-UX roles, managers, and executives.
Upcoming Training Workshops
- DevOps ICU: Improving DevOps Results by Integrating UX Practitioners and Processes
Helping non-UX roles fit UX into their software dev methodologies and processes.
January 2019, live in the Bay Area, California. Registration is open now! “DevOps ICU: Improving DevOps Results by (Correctly) Integrating UX”
October 30, 2018 in Oslo, NO @ DevOpsDays Oslo“DevOps ICU: Improving DevOps Results by Integrating UX”
November 22, 2018 in Amsterdam, NL @ Agile, Testing, & DevOps Showcase- Live Online Axure Workshops
Core Skills, Mobile App Prototyping, and Advanced Skills
September, October, and November 2018, via Zoom
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Updates
- Our Mobile Apps Prototyping video course is now available! Plus a new bundle of all three Axure video workshops. Learn more.
- Did you miss our presentation at WeAreDevelopers in Vienna in May 2018? Watch it for free here.
- Understanding UX and Collaborating with UX Practitioners, a 10+ hour video course, is now available for pre-sale. You will receive it in August 2018.
- Our Italian SRL is open! We always serve customers worldwide. Now we’ll also speak Italian and take Euros.
Ptype Clients Include:
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