Many voices. One Flagrant.
“Can’t have bugs if you don’t know what the intended behavior is.” What we did: Planned out another two-week cycle’s worth of work for a client. Interviewed 3 users of our system to research future functionality and get feedback on software we’ve delivered. Attended Code for...
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May 22, 2023
“Can’t have bugs if you don’t know what the intended behavior is.” What we did: Planned out another two-week cycle’s worth of work for a client. Interviewed 3 users of our system to research future functionality and get feedback on software we’ve delivered. Attended Code for
May 15, 2023
“My brain is full of vintage Fruit by the Foot advertisements.” What we did: Met with our client’s CMO to coordinate changes to the client’s brand with the visual design needs of two new applications we’re developing. Held a demo to review high level user flows with clients to align
May 12, 2023
It is important to have respect for others’ time and in order to ensure that others respect your time, you must first do the same for yourself. What do I mean by “respecting your time”? I mean that you view your time and energy as invaluable and there is purpose in the things that you do with
May 8, 2023
“Arborist only differs from ‘arsonist’ by two letters” What we did: Coordinated between teams to understand our common visual design dependencies on some upcoming client branding decisions. Brainstormed about how to educate our clients about the best practices of user story writing
May 1, 2023
Our Flagrant vision is to see our clients and communities be successful as defined by them and to do what we can to make it happen. What we did: Held a findings presentation to summarize our seven-week research and discovery effort. Two discoveries diverged in a wood, and I took the
April 24, 2023
Our mission is to bring people together and provide value to our clients and communities. We embrace & invest in communities that share our values, and use technology to improve the lives of those around us. We seek out partners who are similarly inspired to impact the world in
April 21, 2023
In Atlanta? Let’s get together We (Jack & Jim) are going to be in town for RailsConf 2023 and are looking to explore a bit of Atlanta. We’re planning to meet up with folks inside Ponce City Market near BOTI WALLA Indian Street Food Tuesday (4/25) at 6PM. Open invite, if you can see
April 17, 2023
“I think Glynnis just dragged a bodybag into the room.” What we did: Bought tickets to the Studio Ghibli museum Created a how-to for identifying the ethics of potential clients Interviewed and analyzed findings for user research; created personas to inform our problem statement
April 10, 2023
Reminder that while you stare into ChatGPT, ChatGPT is also staring into you (i.e. collecting all the data you send to it). What we did: Kicked off another sprint/cycle with clients, prioritizing our roadmap and defining acceptance criteria Worked with a development partner to get a
April 6, 2023
In Everybody is a Drawer I discussed how storytelling relies on framing to help define successes and discover capabilities. If I ask most people to picture someone with a disability, there’s likely an image with someone in a wheelchair. It’s the consensus sign (literally) that someone has lost an
April 3, 2023
New week, new opportunities. What delightful work will you get done this week? What we did: Wrestled some more with Turbo. Finally getting it to call uncle by giving it a turbo frame to post to instead of _top Polishing up designs and creating master components so that everything
March 30, 2023
From The Bird Nest On An Island, To An Apartment In New York, To Moving Five Times In One Year In Canada I was raised in a very sheltered environment, where I didn’t have to lift a finger and my parents did every single thing for me. Having moved from Trinidad to Canada and being exposed, not
March 27, 2023
This week we’re celebrating, on top of everything else, winning work with our client’s customer with their approval. What we did: Drafted a presentation for the company Fixed some decade-old code that was never re-thought when the front-end it supports went from being a web form to
March 20, 2023
Max: “The Gravitron I LOVE, I could just fall asleep in it.” Yossef: “It’s like the biggest weighted blanket.” Interested in attending Flagrant’s Dev Roundtable or our Design Community? Drop us a note via Contact! What we did: Continued loving ViewComponents and adding responsive
March 15, 2023
As a fully remote time, hosting a pie-pot-luck is not an option. So our team is celebrating Pi Day by sharing our favorite pie recipes with you. 🥧 Be rational or be pi! “If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” — Carl Sagan Creamy Peanut Butter
