Morgan Plappert
Senior UX Designer
Morgan Plappert is a founding member of the new school of user-focused design and user experience. Already an exceptionally talented graphic designer, he’s found his strength in user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design. A quick study and an excellent collaborator, you’ll often see him working side by side with strategy and development to bring your brand to life.
Journal Entries
10 essential UX best practices to keep in your tool-box
By: Morgan Plappert
"User Experience" it's more than just a buzz word. Let me tell you why ...
Read More »Wireframing vs. Prototyping and Everything In-Between
By: Morgan Plappert
Prototyping demonstrates ideas, and baking prototyping into your workflow can begin to shift the way you think and approach design problems as a whole.
Read More »Favorite UX Resources for Prototyping
By: Morgan Plappert
The pros and cons, ins and outs of the top prototyping tools out on the market right now.
Read More »The Fold: Above or Below?
By: Morgan Plappert
Let's take a look at the much debated concept of "the fold" from a user experience, design and strategy perspective.
Read More »The Role of Microinteractions in Successful UX
By: Morgan Plappert
Sometimes it's hard to put things into words. Cue micro-interactions...
Read More »The Importance of Curiosity in Design
By: Morgan Plappert
Curiosity enables creativity. Creativity enables innovation.
Read More »UI Animation in eCommerce, Some Do's and Don’ts
By: Morgan Plappert
Applied with intention, animation can enhance your eCommerce UI by making it fun and memorable and drawing the user where you’d like them to go. Applied haphazardly, however, UI animations can be intrusive and annoying to a user.
Read More »SMC: Building a Partnership
By: Morgan Plappert
Stockton Mortgage Corporation (SMC), founded in 2001 by David Stockton, is a full-service, independent mortgage bank headquartered in Kentucky.
Read More »Embrace iterative design, create better products
By: Morgan Plappert
“I nailed it!” But did you really though?
Read More »The Internet's Bubble Wrap: Your 404 Page is More Important Than You Think
By: Morgan Plappert
Hand over that half-empty glass and let us show you a few examples of how to turn possible frustration into opportunity.
Read More »Raise Your Flag!
By: Morgan Plappert
Flags were one of the first ever forms of graphic design. Their initial purpose was to identify ships at sea – think Pirates of the Caribbean.
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