On Design Tools

A quick talk I gave at ValioCon in June 2014 about design tools, their importance and role in our lives, and the opportunity we have to make better tools.

QCDevice Patch Demo Video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xln77i5kiv2le3a/PhotoFlick.mov

Carousel Lightbox Demo Video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/mzecoedmtrk0iqh/carousel_lightbox.mov

Tweak Demo Videos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g53esidmxg02d2v/AACasoI_wHkQkIgHgCqFzt5Ba

Github: https://github.com/joshpuckett/
Tweak: http://tweakapp.co

Transcript

2. On Design Tools @joshpuckett
4. I — Tools
5. Sketch Plugins github.com/joshpuckett
6. QC Device Patch github.com/joshpuckett
8. Framer View framerview.com
9. Why are design tools important?
10. Design is about bringing form to ideas.
11. Design is more than just pixels, so our tools should be as well.
12. Our designs live in fully interactive environments Touches, gestures, orientation, state
17. Our tools should enable us to design in this same environment.
18. Origami Framer.js
21. Tools can help encourage exploration, or limit our output.
22. Toward better design tools
23. “Creators need an immediate connection to what they create” - Bret Victor
24. Properties of better design tools
25. Design tools should: Have the same properties as the medium for which we are designing.
26. Design tools should: Allow for direct manipulation and instantaneous feedback.
27. Design tools should: Use real, representative data
28. Design tools should: Be able to adapt to changing constraints and contexts
29. Design tools should: Be optimized for implementation
31. Tweak An iOS design prototyping tool built natively on top of UIKit
36. Tweak Follow along at tweakapp.co
37. Tools shape our ability to bring form to ideas, so let’s push the limits of what our tools can do.
38. Thanks! @joshpuckett ! Questions?