Scott McLintock is a Product Designer based in Glasgow, Scotland with over ten years experience conceptualising, designing and testing digital products.

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Above the Fold Design

Above the Fold Design

21 December 2023

The term ‘above the fold’ originates from print media at a time when newspapers were folded before being placed on the newsstand. This led to a trend that is still being followed to this day, where publishers began placing the most eye-catching headlines above the fold in the hopes that it would ... Read more

Accessibility

Accessibility

23 November 2023

Accessible design is the process of ensuring that digital products are inclusive and user-friendly for everyone. This can be achieved by implementing a number of design practices to accommodate the different impairments that users may have. These practices determine the level of conformance that ... Read more

Design Systems

Design Systems

16 October 2023

What are Design Systems? Read more

Prototyping

Prototyping

28 September 2023

A prototype is the first step towards developing an idea into a functioning product and can be used to demonstrate or test a new concept before it is released to the public. Another advantage is that they are inexpensive and quick to produce, saving time and money by solving problems sooner rathe... Read more

Pattern Libraries

Pattern Libraries

15 September 2023

Design can be a repetitive task but you don’t need to reinvent the wheel with every new interface when you already have assets that have been tried and tested. Pattern Libraries are a great way to reuse existing designs that will save you time as well as maintaining consistency. Read more

Wireframing

Wireframing

28 July 2023

What are wireframes? Read more

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