Developers Can't Design (2013)

And other completely untrue design myths. The most recent version of this talk.

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1. developers can’t design
   AND OTHER COMPLETELY UNTRUE DESIGN MYTHS
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2. I’m a designer.*
   Hi, I’m Jen.
   

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3. You keep using that
   word. I do not think
   it means what you
   think it means.
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   INIGO MONTOYA
   

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4. We have a
   communication
   problem.
   

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5. Don Draper is a bad role model.
   

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6. Don Draper is a bad role model.
   creative
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7. We can communicate better.
   

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8. developers can design
   

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9. design is decoration
   DESIGN MYTH #1
   

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10. “
    It’s not just what it
    looks like and feels
    like. Design is how
    it works.
    STEVE JOBS
    

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11. form function
    follows
    

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12. functionality
    

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13. wireframes ui
    patterns
    fonts words
    color
    theory
    

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19. design is subjective
    DESIGN MYTH #2
    

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20. “
    BOB BAXLEY
    Visual design is about
    problem solving, not
    about personal or
    unsupported opinion.
    

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21. repetition emphasis balance
    proximity ratios contrast
    

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22. negative
    space
    

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25. design is separate
    from development
    DESIGN MYTH #3
    

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26. “
    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.
    

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27. design development
    

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28. art science
    

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29. development
    design
    

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30. 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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31. Jen Myers
    Dev Bootcamp
    jen@devbootcamp.com
    @antiheroine
    SLIDES:
    jenmyers.net/speaking
    RESOURCES:
    tinyurl.com/designfordevs
    

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