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How to make a research wall when you don't have a wall | User research — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 11:15:53 +0000

[…] One solution is to have something portable, which you can pull out and use when you need it. My friend Harry Brignull collected some great ideas for creating portable wall spaces. […]

By: Ehmad

Ehmad — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 07:40:13 +0000

Valuable article. But why don't we use white space on walls? I am using portable whiteboards that easily to carried everywhere. I recommend to everyone try it one time "Many artists like it already" Portable Whiteboards

By: Jess McMullin

Jess McMullin — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:31:48 +0000

Instead of the IKEA hack for creating a foamcore / gator board base, you can just use gaffer’s tape to make a hinge – tape 2 or 3 sheets together with enough of a gap so they can fold flat. Then they can be freestanding if you set them up at an angle.

By: Chris Marsh

Chris Marsh — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:09:28 +0000

‘Ideapaint’ was what I had in mind, but that ‘Dry Erase’ looks very promising. Thanks, Sarah!

Let us know how well it works…

By: Simon Thulbourn

Simon Thulbourn — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:34:34 +0000

Sarah: at an office I was contracted to for a while, they used: http://www.ideapaint.com/, it sort of worked; although it didn’t clean as well as a typical whiteboard, plus the smell of the solvents whilst painting was unbearable (paint quickly and then leave for a couple of days).

By: Sarah Nagy

Sarah Nagy — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 10:59:27 +0000

Chris…Not sure if this is the whiteboard paint you had in mind, but I bought Rust-Oleum ‘Dry Erase’ from Homebase in Hove last week (http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=128)

Haven’t had a chance to use it yet so can’t comment.

By: Chris Marsh

Chris Marsh — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:15:27 +0000

I’ve found Magic Whiteboard a revelation. Rip it, stick it up, write and wipe. My wall is covered with it. It’s not cheap, and it doesn’t last very long, but I’m capturing notes better with this stuff than anything else. The static even helps post-its to stay flat when you stick them up.

I haven’t had Harry’s problem moving it around. I give it a quick rub on my jumper and it’s super static again.

I’d like to try that whiteboard paint, but it’s still not available in Europe.

By: Paul Thurston

Paul Thurston — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:00:47 +0000

@Michael, I know that guy who was on Dragons Den, he was a client of mine when he worked in the NHS as a lean thinking/six sigma expert. Then he got his car covered in a massive picture of Theo Paphitis and I never saw him again.

Hi products are still about. A true (and dull) story!

By: safwan erooth

safwan erooth — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:13:35 +0000

i use big notebooks, so i just turn pages to fresh space! ;)

By: Michele Marut

Michele Marut — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:23:11 +0000

Nice article. This is always a challenge.

I’ve used the 3M large post-it’s and we keep a pad in the office.

I’ve also used and recommend using “gator board” – it is thicker than foam core, reusable and looks nicer.

By: What do you use for portable wall space? | UX Booth

What do you use for portable wall space? | UX Booth — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:59:47 +0000

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By: Harry Brignull

Harry Brignull — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:53:45 +0000

@Michael - I think you mean Magic Whiteboard. The problem is that once you've written on one, you have to leave it where you put it.

By: “All in all it’s just a…nutha post-it on…the wall” | USiT

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:32:30 +0000

[…] wall space solutions for UX Harry Brignull has put put together a great list of suggestions in his What do you use for protable wall space? article, that includes a nifty IKEA hack as pictured […]

By: Michael Kozakewich

Michael Kozakewich — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:50:44 +0000

On Dragon’s Den (London) one time there was a pair who were showing off a roll-up plastic whiteboard sheet that clings to surfaces. Is that still around?

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:39:01 +0000

Hiya Harry. If you’ve got the space, Let gravity be your friend.
Empty the room of furniture and use the floor.
I’ve tried and enjoyed this a couple of times using memo cube paper … it’s easy to slide things around, even half a dozen notes at once. …which is tedious with stickies.
Downsides are that you can’t move them to another room and you best watch out for gusts of wind.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:31:34 +0000

I *really* like that foamcore idea!

By: WG

WG — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:23:34 +0000

You can get small whiteboards from Ikea **really** cheaply. The last place I worked, everyone had them by their desks.

By: Simon Thulbourn

Simon Thulbourn — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:57:01 +0000

I use windows with a white chalk marker pen.

As shown in this picture: http://twitpic.com/1bdxdx