Designers Vs DevelopersCan’t we all just get along?
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Overview1. What do designers do?2. How to work with designers3. Examples of different types of working4. Tips and tricks
What do designers do?
Design is human. It's not about “is it pretty,” but about the connection it creates between a product and our lives.
Jenny Arden, Google
Designers solve problems
Lots of designers have only recently got involved in digital
The web is really young
Types of designer
UX designers
UI designers
Should designers code?
I want to believe
Good design is as little design as possible
Dieter Rams
Designers and developers don’t always have the easiest working relationship.
Why are there misunderstandings?
Exclusive language from both sides
Set yourself up for success
Pair up
User centred design
The golden rule of User Experience: I am not my user.
http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2015/10/7-ux-lessons-from-leading-fitness-classes.php#sthash.TTLK64io.dpuf
Who are you making this for?
Think about context
When
When, Where
When, Where, What?
When, Where, What, Why?
Co-location
Remote teams
In person meetings to make the first connections
Designing & devleping in the open
Discovery phase
Shared ideas sessions
Design sprints
Artefacts wg wireframe a
User centred design
Prototypes
Style guides
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/styleguide/websites/sandstone/
“The details are not the details. They make the product.”
Charles Eames
MLP not MVP
Respect each other
Respect the people using your products, design experiences they can use and will love
