Donna Spencer

Design leader @ MakerX

I am a product designer at MakerX. I have extensive experience in user experience, service design, workshop facilitation and information architecture. I have worked in government, education, with startups and much more.

I am a regular conference and meetup speaker, article author and have written 5 UX-related books. I was the founder of UX Australia and ran it for 9 years. I sew, weave and knit, and am currently renovating an old house. My cats are known around the world as they like to ‘contribute’ to online presentations and meetings.

How to help people avoid and recover from errors in your UI design

Error management: help people avoid errors in the first place, see the error, and understand what's happened — and add instructions on how to recover from it.

Donna Spencer
By Donna Spencer

How to design page layout

This mini-course will teach you the basics of proximity, alignment, and visual hierarchy, and how to use different components, like dropdowns and buttons.

How to design navigation for large and small screens

With this free course you’ll learn the basics of the most essential navigation elements and Information Architecture.

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