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		<title>The value of paper prototypes in software design</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
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In the domain of user experience design there are many tools, processes and artefacts. Most would agree though that the best starting point is with a quick paper sketch.
What is a prototype?
A prototype is a preliminary model of something, from which other forms are developed or copied.
The purpose of a prototype is to communicate an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>User Centric Design &#8211; Addressing negative influences</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a tendency with most creative people I know to aspire for the approval of peers. This is natural, as we are all insecure and desire encouragement from people we respect. But it is possible, and often the case, that our peers have different values to our true audience. Chasing the approval of peers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The history behind the name &quot;Clyral&quot;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2004 I registered Clyral as a company. Believe it or not, this was after much thought and debate over an appropriate name for the organistion. I have been asked many times about the origin of the name and so decided to summarise the story here.
Creating a new word
Contrary to what most people assume, there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Custom eCommerce website development vs. Standard eCommerce packages</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like most off the shelf software products, Ecommerce packages, whether proprietary or open source, can be very affordable and feature rich in comparison to entry-level custom developed solutions. The compromise with these packages however, is inflexibility in both design and process and usually an overwhelming management interface.
Are standard eCommerce package features appropriate for all types [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Web 2.0 techniques for article and newsletter management</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clyral recently launched a communication portal for the South African Association of Freight Forwarders in KwaZulu Natal. The goal of the website was to replace the current system where email newsletters were manually being composed and distributed to members. In approaching the brief, some innovative features were proposed and developed that resulted in an exciting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A website strategy for a new generation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Internet as a medium &#8211; a brief history.
When TV first came out, the shows were basically radio talk shows migrated onto film so that you could see the people who were talking. It took a while for the industry to embrace the full potential of this new medium rather than simply applying successful techniques [...]]]></description>
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