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The Broader Implications of Language in Design ...

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May 11, 2017
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The Broader Implications of Language in Design Systems

This is my lightning talk for the Design Systems Coalition NYC Meetup on May 11, 2017.
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May 11, 2017
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Transcript

  1. /ˈlaŋɡwɪdʒ/ lan· BROADER IMPLICATIONS OF guage IN DESIGN SYSTEMS

  2. what is the P U R P O S E

    of language?

  3. W A N T S V. N E E D

    S

  4. G O A L S

  5. E X P E C T A T I O

    N S

  6. M E T R I C S

  7. “make this look P R E T T Y, okay?

    thanks.”

  8. fledgling & new

  9. what is design?

  10. D E S I G N I S . .

    .

  11. D E S I G N I S . .

    .

  12. D E S I G N I S . .

    .

  13. D E S I G N I S . .

    .

  14. D E S I G N I S . .

    .

  15. D E S I G N I S . .

    .

  16. jar· gon obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions

    and long words

  17. S U F F E R I N G

  18. why do we C R E A T E design

    systems?

  19. S U F F E R I N G Y

    E S, A G A I N

  20. wasteful reproduction of seemingly important, but ultimately insignificant + unsustainably

    made design artifacts. !
  21. None
  22. None

  23. inefficient THIS IS CLEARLY

  24. can we please B U I L D something?

  25. systems thinking problem solving that attempts to balance holistic thinking

    & reductionistic thinking.

  26. common language F O C U S O N C

    O L L A B O R A T I O N

  27. implement constraints

  28. D O T H I S N O T T

    H I S

  29. remove cognitive overload

  30. None

  31. move towards bigger problems

  32. None

  33. W A N T S V. N E E D

    S

  34. G O A L S

  35. E X P E C T A T I O

    N S

  36. M E T R I C S

  37. \ˈfin\ fin. AMELIE@AMELIELAMONT.COM @AMELIELAMONT