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Flexwind @flexwindinc
Joined May 2016
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Introducing our 2024 Flexwind Summer Interns. Welcome Tyler, James, Derek, and welcome back Jessie. We look forward to a great summer. Build, test, learn, and have fun doing it.
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Flexwind@flexwindinc
27 Jun 2023
Welcome interns to @Flexwindinc
Andrew Lopresti@ALopresti_UX
27 Jun 2023
#Flexwind would like to introduce our 2023 #SummerInterns. Erik Robbins and Matthew Titi from Virginia Tech, Patrice Bortey from Carnegie Mellon, Jessica Minster from James Madison University. Let's make the world easier to use. #usability #applicationDevelopment
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22 Jul 2022
So good to read/see accessibility in the spotlight with the James Webb telescope images. #inclusion #accessibility fastcompany.com/90771528/how…

How stunning images from the James Webb Space Telescope were brought to life for the visually...

A small team of writers, astronomers, and curators are writing alt text of the images that contain vivid, detailed descriptions.

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Please welcome Erik and Ian, our summer 2022 Interns, to our Flexwind Team! We are so excited to have you! This year Erik and Ian are building a product from the ground up using a Design Thinking Framework. #UXResearch #UXDesign #UXDevelopment
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Flexwind@flexwindinc
28 Jun 2022
Want to find an online UX event? Follow @AfroChicVa for more helpful #UX tips. instagram.com/reel/CfWJNP8Aw…

Trina M. | Design • Dev (@ux.forthewin) • Instagram reel

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20 Jun 2022
Here are 7 simple questions to help you write the perfect pitch for your product or service. jeffgothelf.com/blog/7-quest…

7 Questions to Craft the Perfect Product Story

Here are 7 simple questions to help you write the perfect pitch for your product or service.

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Flexwind@flexwindinc
20 Jun 2022
Today we observe #Juneteenth Freedom Day to recognize the horrors of slavery as well as the sacrifices, struggles, and efforts made to abolish it. Flexwind humbly reminds all of us to remember just how fragile freedom is, and that it should never be taken for granted.
"Struggle is a never-ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation." - Coretta Scott King Today we observe Juneteenth Freedom Day to recognize the horrors of slavery as well as the sacrifices, struggles, and efforts made to abolish it. Flexwind humbly reminds all of us to remember just how fragile freedom is, and that it should never be taken for granted.

ALT "Struggle is a never-ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation." - Coretta Scott King Today we observe Juneteenth Freedom Day to recognize the horrors of slavery as well as the sacrifices, struggles, and efforts made to abolish it. Flexwind humbly reminds all of us to remember just how fragile freedom is, and that it should never be taken for granted.
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Congratulations to Emily Adams, our intern from last year on her accomplishments as 2022 Outstanding Senior at #VaTech #CS. You are going to do amazing things. #STEM #womenintech #inclusivity cs.vt.edu/News/department-sp…
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Live your truth. Love who ever you want. And love yourself too. Be you. Live out loud. You are stronger than you know. We honor and celebrate our LGBTQ friends and family. #Pride2022 #LiveYourTruth #LGBTQ
Flexwind asks you to join us in making equality, inclusion, and diversity a priority all year long. Support and understand the complex, multifaceted issues facing the LGBTQ community today. Be an ally, too. We are stronger together. Pride wins, love wins. Live your truth.

ALT Flexwind asks you to join us in making equality, inclusion, and diversity a priority all year long. Support and understand the complex, multifaceted issues facing the LGBTQ community today. Be an ally, too. We are stronger together. Pride wins, love wins. Live your truth.

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The First Impression of UX – Look and Feel flexwind.com/user-experience… by Corey Turner

The First Impression of UX – Look and Feel - Flexwind

Reliability is key in any relationship; it is the glue that keeps relations in harmony and together. In terms of User Experience (UX), there are a lot of factors that a UX practitioner has to be...

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Automated Data Profiling: Ingest the Right Data with Confidence #data #automation #dataprofiling flexwind.com/software-develo…

Automated Data Profiling: Ingest the Right Data with Confidence - Flexwind

Data ingestion is a multi-step process that comes with a variety of complex challenges, especially when data comes from different sources, is in different formats, or is mixed with irrelevant data....

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You don't have to runaway to join a circus, manage your team like one. Its not what you think. #UXleadership #uxcareers @ALopresti_UX prestoux.com/2016/10/13/my-u…

My UX Team is Run Like a Circus

There is an old Polish saying, “Not my circus, not my monkeys!” This is used when something has devolved into chaos. Our current election cycle often brings up the reference that normal…

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Know your why. #ux @uxforthewin #career #uxcareer instagram.com/reel/Cc0YmIVAj…
gUaXamole: Awesome food as metaphor for UX. prestoux.com/2016/04/04/guax… @ALopresti_UX

Guaxamole: Awesome food as metaphor for UX.

A few years back, Patrick Neeman shared Ed Lea’s brilliant info graphic  on User Interface vs. User Experience utilizing cereal as the metaphor. It works on many levels, but mostly, in my opi…

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Not sure what topics to learn as you pursue a career as a User Experience professional? Here are some recommendations along with course links. bootcamp.uxdesign.cc/7-topic… @uxforthewin
Flexwind@flexwindinc
18 May 2022
The ability to connect, using #empathy, walking in someone else’s shoes to generate an enjoyable outcome. This is our jam. #connections #uxdesign @ALopresti_UX prestoux.com/2018/04/17/on-b…

On Being an Almost Famous Chameleon

In the movie Almost Famous, Jason Lee’s character, Jeff Bebe, explains his drive on connecting with fans. “I get people off, I look for the one guy not getting off, and I make him get off.” See cli…

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Flexwind@flexwindinc
18 May 2022
Happy hump day. We at Flexwind would like to take the opportunity to reintroduce ourselves. See who we are and what we are about. Give us a follow and flex with us. #UXDesign #SystemDesign #SystemEngineering #SoftwareDevelopment flexwind.com/team/we-are-fle…

We Are Flexwind - Flexwind

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Flexwind@flexwindinc
17 May 2022
Tips to design for how people think and feel uxdesign.cc/tips-to-design-f… @uxforthewin @UXcollective

Tips to design for how people think and feel

Human sciences play a vital role in designing great experiences.

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Flexwind@flexwindinc
17 May 2022
Great user experiences don’t happen by default, they are meticulously designed by meeting diverse needs and expectations. #diversity #inclusive medium.com/@itsuxforthewin/i… @uxforthewin

Inclusive design is the key to great user experiences

Great user experiences don’t happen by default, they are meticulously designed by meeting diverse needs and expectations.

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Flexwind@flexwindinc
17 May 2022
Flexwind stands with the people of Buffalo and the entire nation as we grieve another senseless tragedy. We look towards each other to heal. The diversity of our country gives us our strength, our power, and our compassion. We are one, together with love.
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