10 tips for working with designers

Pedro Cardoso

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1. 10 Tips for Working with Designers As in "Articulating Design Decisions" by Tom Greeve
2. The King and the Blind Man
3. • Realize we are good at our jobs • Prioritize our needs so we can get to work • Authorize the entire team to move quickly • Recognize that we are people too Principles
4. Taking good design decisions requires expertise, study and confidence. Designers work in order to solve problems of everyday life that are usually unseen. Looking at it like it's something simple may compel designers to make it rough and unsuccessful. We are good
5. Everyone counts. Our time isn't less or more than any other person's. Designers deliver from what designers get, in order to take the right design decisions, we need to talk to real people, look at real data and have feedbacks. Question, contribute, interact! Design Success is achieved by the whole team. Prioritize our needs
6. Stick to the decisions and make them quickly, promote a quick feedback system with the client Don't wait for a decision to vanish in the horizon, so do not lose faith in quick daily meetings Help us find the answer, not necessarily what the client "likes" Move quickly
7. Best design projects and best products are built when humans are treated as humans. When considering users or treating our team. Communication is essential. Expectations can and should be said. Know who you work with, know who you're working for! We are humans
8. 10 Tips
9. Focus on what you like works
10. Let us find the solution with you
11. Ask lots of questions
12. Don't claim to be the user
13. Let us explain our decisions
14. Empower us to make decisions
15. Use helpful, contributive language
16. Ask if there is data
17. Be prepared
18. Provide us with what we may need
19. The Book “It motivates us to care so much about the challenges of another person that we’re driven to action. Empathy is the ultimate form of understanding.” ― Tom Greever, Articulating Design Decisions: Communicate with Stakeholders, Keep Your Sanity, and Deliver the Best User Experience