Episode 229: Object-Oriented UX with Sophia Prater

UI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product Strategy

How can object-oriented UX help designers solve complex product problems? Our guest today is Sophia Prater, UX designer and coach specializing in OOUX. You’ll learn why object-oriented thinking is well-suited for design processes, how a shared vocabulary enables collaboration, practical mapping tips, and more.

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Show Notes

• OOUX.com — Sophia’s website
• The Object-Oriented User — Sophia’s article
• Userlist, ActiveCampaign — popular email marketing tools
• The ORCA process — the 15-step design process
• The UI Audit — Jane’s book
• OO User Interfaces — a book by Dave Collins
• Atomic Design — a book by Brad Frost
• The Object Map — the quick start guide
• Mural, Miro — popular visualization tools
• CTA Matrix
• Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD — popular design tools
• HubSpot, Athena Healthcare, Webflow — examples of great OOUX design
• OOUX.com/hi/uibreakfast — resources and coupon code for listeners
• Follow Sophia on Twitter

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