Developers, start designing! – Arrrrcamp 2015

! troubalex Developers, start designing! ALEXANDRA LEISSE Find a written
version at iter.at/devdesign

! troubalex

! troubalex Myth busting

! troubalex One is born a designer MYTH #1

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! troubalex Design is creative chaos MYTH #2

! troubalex A UX designer’s process • Understand the problem
• Google for UI patterns and solutions to similar problems • Discuss possible solutions with colleagues • Research, sketch, and prototype • Iterate, and refine designs

! troubalex There are no rules in design MYTH #3

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! troubalex Collaboration needs shared skills

! troubalex Shared understanding REASON #1

! troubalex – Katie Kovalcin, A List Apart “[The developers]
began to understand the thought process behind our design decisions, and everyone could holistically understand the system we all were building together.”

! troubalex Shared vocabulary REASON #2

! troubalex Better quality in less time REASON #3

! troubalex – Jeff Gotthelf, Lean UX “Get out of
the deliverables business.”

! troubalex Let’s talk about process again.

! troubalex Analysis Concept Design Implementation

! troubalex “Yet another thing?!”

! troubalex You are already designing.

! troubalex – Paul Boag, Smashing Magazine “The truth is
that, as a developer delves into building a project, they will have to make decisions that affect and refine the design. Designers rarely have the time to consider all nuances of a website. The rest fall to the developer.”

! troubalex Break down the silos!

! troubalex Thank you. Jobbe hos oss? Vi ser etter
flinke folk. [email protected]

! troubalex Lean UX: Getting Out Of The Deliverables Business
by Jeff Gothelf  http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/03/lean-ux-getting-out-of-the-deliverables- business/ Why You Should Include Your Developer In The Design Process by Paul Boag  http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/11/why-you-should-include-your-developer-in-the- design-process/ 80/20 Practitioners Make Better Communicators by Katie Kovalcin  http://alistapart.com/article/80-20-practitioners-make-better-communicators Dear Developer. Love, Designer. by Kylie Timpani  http://humaan.com/dear-developer-love-designer/ Fist licensed under Public Domain via Commons  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fist.svg#/media/File:Fist.svg

Developers, start designing! – Arrrrcamp 2015

Developers, start designing! – Arrrrcamp 2015

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! troubalex Developers, start designing! ALEXANDRA LEISSE Find a written

! troubalex

! troubalex

! troubalex Myth busting

! troubalex One is born a designer MYTH #1

! troubalex

! troubalex Design is creative chaos MYTH #2

! troubalex A UX designer’s process • Understand the problem

! troubalex There are no rules in design MYTH #3

! troubalex

! troubalex

! troubalex Collaboration needs shared skills

! troubalex Shared understanding REASON #1

! troubalex – Katie Kovalcin, A List Apart “[The developers]

! troubalex Shared vocabulary REASON #2

! troubalex Better quality in less time REASON #3

! troubalex – Jeff Gotthelf, Lean UX “Get out of

! troubalex Let’s talk about process again.

! troubalex Analysis Concept Design Implementation

! troubalex “Yet another thing?!”

! troubalex You are already designing.

! troubalex – Paul Boag, Smashing Magazine “The truth is

! troubalex Break down the silos!

! troubalex Thank you. Jobbe hos oss? Vi ser etter

! troubalex Lean UX: Getting Out Of The Deliverables Business