Action Play
How to get started with GitHub as a designer
The developer ecosystem is a goldmine for designers. Here are six things you can do today to start using GitHub and open-source libraries in your workflow.
Action play: Take a screenshot of one key page or screen. Ask 3-5 people, "Where would you click to complete [this task]?" Note their first clicks.
Why: The first click predicts task success, if users start in the wrong place, the flow is already broken.
This action play is from the full article: 5 more UX activities you can do today to level up your design game
Written by
Björn Rutholm
Founder of PixelPappa
Technical cofounder for hire. Product designer and developer helping teams build digital products that work.
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