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Austin Bales
March 01, 2013
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Design Minded Development
Good designers and good developers have a lot in common.
Austin Bales
March 01, 2013
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Design Minded Development The work, dress and concepts displayed within
are the property of Austin Bales or others. Some or all rights reserved. Austin Robert Bales arbales
do.com
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Design Minded Development The work, dress and concepts displayed within
are the property of Austin Bales or others. Some or all rights reserved.
Good designers and good developers have a lot in common.
“ What is it that makes it what it is?
” Karen Moyer
DESIGN IS PROCESS from an existing state – to a
preferred one
DEVELOPMENT IS PROCESS from a concept – to a functioning
system
PATTERNS SIMPLICITY CLARITY & DRYNESS The Commonalities
LABELS!? (DANGEROUS COMPLIMENTS)
UNICORN / NINJA
NINJAS THROW STARS, THEY DON’T WRITE CODE.
YOU CAN BE A TOO DON’T PLACE PEOPLE ON PEDESTALS
LEARNING Steps for
What do you want to Build? The Build icon is
a trademark of Andy McMillan.
How can I realize an idea?
Start somewhere, somehow. <?php ?>
Iterate
Gradually aim to solve more complex problems.
PATTERNS SIMPLICITY CLARITY & DRYNESS The Commonalities
PATTERNS No. 1
“ Good product design incorporates a number of timeless principles
for human-computer interaction. ” “The Philosophy of UI Design: Fundamental Principles” OS X Human Interface Guidelines
-‐ (void) setupVolumeView { NSView *volumeView =
[NSView initialize]; [volumeView setDelegate: self]; } song = Song.new song.name = "Ocean Man" song.artist = Artist.where(name: 'Ween').first song.save
In Design
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None
Art & Technology Lectures presents… Richard L. Gregory The Peculiarity
of Pictures 7pm on November 31, 2007 Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall 5232 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh Admission Free
Art & Technology Lectures presents… Richard L. Gregory The Peculiarity
of Pictures 7pm on November 31, 2007 Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall 5232 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh Admission Free
Art & Technology Lectures presents… Richard L. Gregory The Peculiarity
of Pictures 7pm on November 31, 2007 Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall 5232 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh Admission Free
Art & Technology Lectures presents… Richard L. Gregory The Peculiarity
of Pictures 7pm on November 31, 2007 Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall 5232 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh Admission Free
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SIMPLICITY No. 2 Contains quotations and excepts from… The Laws
of Simplicity by John Maeda
“ Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the
meaningful. ” The Laws of Simplicity by John Maeda
In Code
“Subviews” in Backbone
Album art from Up From Below. Copyright Vagrant Records.
Control View Volume View
render: function(){ this.$el.html(Warble.templates.controls()); volumeEl = this.$("[data-‐region='volumeControls']"); this.volumeView
= new Warble.Views.VolumeControl({ el: volumeEl, currentVolume: this.model.get('currentVolume') }); this.volumeView.render(); this.volumeView.on('change:volume', this.changeVolume()) } warble_control_view.js
render: function(){ this.$el.html(Warble.templates.controls()); volumeEl = this.$("[data-‐region='volumeControls']"); this.volumeView
= new Warble.Views.VolumeControl({ el: volumeEl, currentVolume: this.model.get('currentVolume') }); this.volumeView.render(); this.volumeView.on('change:volume', this.changeVolume()) }
render: function(){ this.$el.html(Warble.templates.controls()); volumeEl = this.$("[data-‐region='volumeControls']"); this.volumeView
= new Warble.Views.VolumeControl({ el: volumeEl, currentVolume: this.model.get('currentVolume') }); this.volumeView.render(); this.volumeView.on('change:volume', this.changeVolume()) }
render: function(){ this.$el.html(Warble.templates.controls()); volumeEl = this.$("[data-‐region='volumeControls']"); this.volumeView
= new Warble.Views.VolumeControl({ el: volumeEl, currentVolume: this.model.get('currentVolume') }); this.volumeView.render(); this.volumeView.on('change:volume', this.changeVolume()) }
Render Initialize Render Bind Events
“Subviews” in Ember
{{view Warble.VolumeControlView}} control_view.hbs Warble.JukeboxController = Ember.ObjectController.extend({ volumeChanged: function(e) {}
}); jukebox_controller.coffee
{{view Warble.VolumeControlView}} Warble.JukeboxController = Ember.ObjectController.extend({ volumeChanged: function(e) {} });
{{view Warble.VolumeControlView}} Warble.JukeboxController = Ember.ObjectController.extend({ volumeChanged: function(e) {} });
1. Specify a Subview (2. Customize)
Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful.
” “
In User Interfaces
Adding Contacts & Subscribers
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“Mentions” in Do, Facebook, etc.
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Simplify UI by designing for user behavior.
CLARITY No. 3
In User Interfaces
Microsoft Word
None
46 WIDGETS
Pages
None
23 WIDGETS
Reduce.
In Code
Gob Bluth
<span class="avatar-‐wrapper"> <img src="{{avatar.url}}" alt="…" title="…" class="avatar" /> </span>
Gob Bluth
<div class="avatar-‐wrapper"> <img src="{{avatar.h48.url" … class="avatar big" /> </div>
<i class="avatar-‐profile" data-‐image= "<%= current_user.avatar.full"></i> <span class="avatar-‐wrapper"> <img src="{{author.avatar.url}}" … class="avatar" /> <span class="guest-‐indicator"></span> </span> <div class="avatar uploader" data-‐role="uploader"> <img src="{{url}}" alt="…" title="{{../../name}}" class="avatar big" /> <label class="button button-‐upload icon"> … </div>
Don’t repeat yourself.
<div class="avatar-‐wrapper"> <img src="{{avatar.h48.url}}" … class="avatar big" /> </div>
<i class="avatar-‐profile" data-‐image= "<%= current_user.avatar.full"></i> <span class="avatar-‐wrapper"> <img src="{{author.avatar.url}}" … class="avatar" /> <span class="guest-‐indicator"></span> </span> <div class="avatar uploader" data-‐role="uploader"> <img src="{{url}}" alt="…" title="{{../../name}}" class="avatar big" /> <label class="button button-‐upload icon"> … </div>
{{constructAvatar user size=32}}
{{constructAvatar user size=48}} {{constructAvatar user size=80 style="rounded"}} {{constructAvatar user size=32
guest=true}} {{#constructAvatar user size=32 wrapper="uploader"}} <label class="button button-‐upload icon"> {{/constructAvatar}}
Uniform tag construction Consistent image sizes! Documented options Easy-to-Update Forget
forgetting alt, title, etc.
Keep it DRY
Good designers and good developers have a lot in common.
Have a great day. arbales