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This is the website of Leon Barnard, designer, writer, family guy, and sometimes DJ.

Here are some fun things that I've done...

Samples from over a decade of UX and UI work for desktop and web-based software, across healthcare, business intelligence, and developer tools.

Setup and Configuration Redesign

A redesign of the setup and configuration interface for a physical therapy product as a UX team of one.

UI Design for Infection Prevention

A series of UI design projects to provide needed capabilities to hospital Infection Prevention specialists.

Agile User Stories and Design Specifications

Research, writing, and design for user stories and design specifications.

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Writing

Musings and lessons on UX design, web technology, documentation, working remotely, and more. Plus a book!

Wireframing for Everyone

Wireframing for Everyone demystifies UI design through wireframes, by stripping away the decorative layer so that anyone can learn to construct a digital product and make it easy to use. Get it free.

Common Website Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Learn how to improve your website’s user experience! For each mistake you’ll learn what usually happens and why, what it looks like, and what to do about it.

Balsamiq Wireframing Academy

The Antidote To UX Burnout is Designing For Users Who Need it Most

User experience design remains a highly-coveted and relatively satisfying profession. But I’ve started to see a noticeable trend in feelings of burnout and frustration in our field.

DeMagSign by Design Matters

Considerations for Using Markdown Writing Apps on Static Sites

If you use a static site generator, you might find yourself writing a lot of Markdown. And the more you write it, the more you want the tooling experience to fade so the content takes focus.

CSS-Tricks

Get Developers on Your Side by Making Their Job Easier

If you’ve never worked in the software industry before, learning the culture can be a huge part of your first year on the job.

Five Steps to Creating Great Wireframes

Good wireframes solve real problems and lead to strong products. From writing out the scenario to gathering inputs, here is a proven path to a great website or app.

Balsamiq Wireframing Academy

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Speaking

Talks and interviews I’ve done.

Wireframing & Prototyping (ft. Leon Barnard)

Why wireframing is not only still relevant, but essential for maximizing creativity and innovative thinking.

Nielsen Norman Group (NN/g) UX Podcast

Harnessing the Power of Wireframes

Product experts Ellen Chisa and Leon Barnard join Melissa Perri to discuss the importance of wireframing in product development.

Product Thinking with Melissa Perri

Behind the Wireframes: Crafting SaaS Success with UX Expertise

Valuable insights into the world of wireframing and its role in the design and development process.

The SaaS Fuel Podcast

Leon Barnard 'Wireframing for Everyone'

A conversation about the approach and mindset of wireframing, and how it unlocks blockers within teams.

This is HCD Podcast

Design Faster and More Effectively With Wireframing

Tracy Osborn interviews Leon Barnard from Balsamiq about wireframing and design.

The Startups for the Rest of Us Podcast

Find A Job For Long-Term Remote Work Success

Insights from 10 years of working fully-remote on how to build a sustainable remote career.

You Got This

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