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Richard Alvarez

UX Practice Lead

Richard is an UX leader with more than 30 years of experience in the corporate, agency, and start-up environments.

He continually strives for collaborative UX thinking and streamlined UX processesin the constantly evolving digital space. Richard works closely with his team and with our clients to develop innovative solutions.

His prior professional experience includes key leadership roles at Method Engine, Brintannica.com, and Jack Morton. I co-founded CafeXplorer, LLC, a cloud-based suite of tools bringing scheduled live-streaming events to brands. I’m the author of the first book on Adobe’s Generator Flash and I’ve taught New Media courses at Northwestern University.

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Elevate Your Brand with Inclusive Design
Richard Alvarez

As a designer, every choice I make will impact users. And those designs will either lower or raise barriers for usage. Font size, color combinations, interactivity, use of...

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Which Usability Test is Right for You?
Richard Alvarez

Usability testing lays the foundation for building a successful product. Conducting a user test is a great way to obtain feedback, validate ideas, and/or confirm the need to...

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UX Audit: Modernizing Your App for Increased Engagement
Richard Alvarez

Today’s savvy digital citizens have very high expectations. According to a study by Salesforce: 84% of customers consider the user experience of a company’s digital...

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