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Jen Myers
November 08, 2013
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Developers Can't Design (2013)
And other completely untrue design myths. The most recent version of this talk.
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November 08, 2013
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Transcript
developers can’t design AND OTHER COMPLETELY UNTRUE DESIGN MYTHS *
*
I’m a designer.* Hi, I’m Jen.
You keep using that word. I do not think it
means what you think it means. “ INIGO MONTOYA
We have a communication problem.
Don Draper is a bad role model.
Don Draper is a bad role model. creative v
We can communicate better.
developers can design
design is decoration DESIGN MYTH #1
“ It’s not just what it looks like and feels
like. Design is how it works. STEVE JOBS
form function follows
functionality
wireframes ui patterns fonts words color theory
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None
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design is subjective DESIGN MYTH #2
“ BOB BAXLEY Visual design is about problem solving, not
about personal or unsupported opinion.
repetition emphasis balance proximity ratios contrast
negative space
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design is separate from development DESIGN MYTH #3
“ TOM PETERS The dumbest mistake is viewing design as
something you do at the end of the process to ‘tidy up’ the mess, as opposed to understanding it’s a ‘day one’ issue and part of everything.
design development
art science
development design
the digital native designer → a designer who understands how
visual and interface design works in applications and how to implement it
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