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Slide decks distilled from the canon for specific audiences. Each deck cites its sources on this site — the deck is the executive summary, the site is the canon. Available decks are linked below; outlined topics are listed so you can see the scope.
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These are outlined and on the roadmap. They will be added here as they are written.
Marketing department
Rethinking web presence strategy: benefits, the road from today to a visitor-aware site, and how the playbook changes.
Technical staff
Why current practices need to change and how to migrate from a CMS-and-widgets stack to an aware architecture. Includes the eight principles applied.
Web designers (VAD)
The Visitor-Aware Design discipline for anonymous visitors. Patterns, anti-patterns, and how to compose pages around behavioral journeys.
Application designers (UAD)
The User-Aware Design discipline for known users. Continuity across sessions, respect-led memory, and the leverage authenticated context provides.
General audience
A non-specialist introduction to the paradigm. What it is, what it changes, and what it means for ordinary websites.
Commercial site development companies
What needs to change in how you sell, scope, and deliver web work. The implications for pricing, methodology, and client relationships.
How Aware Design Studios can help
Service offerings, engagement shapes, and the path from first contact to a deployed visitor-aware site.
Leveraging Aware Design Studios
How to get the most out of an active engagement: working sessions, audit cadence, and what the studio expects from your team.
Running and interpreting the site scan
How to use the awaredesign analyzer, what its outputs mean, and how to act on the recommendations it produces.
Legal, compliance, GDPR, privacy
Privacy posture, data residency, consent flows, and the compliance story for regulated industries.