Developers as Intentional Designers

D67fff74178013024d833b3eec6cf27f?s=47 Lynn Fisher
April 26, 2014
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Developers as Intentional Designers

A talk from JSConf Brazil, Fortaleza.

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Lynn Fisher

April 26, 2014
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Transcript

  1. 1.

    DEVELOPERS AS INTENTIONAL DESIGNERS Lynn Fisher @ lynnandtonic

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    DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

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    DESIGN DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT

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    DESIGN DESIGN DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

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    DESIGN + DEVELOPMENT

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    DEVELOPERS AS INTENTIONAL DESIGNERS

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    DEVELOPERS DECIDING TO BE DESIGNERS —DESIGNING WITH PURPOSE & ON

    PURPOSE
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    SPECIALIZATION IS A GOOD THING

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    CONFLICT IS A GOOD THING

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    CONSTRUCTIVE CONFLICT IS A GOOD THING

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    BUT SOMETIMES IT’S JUST YOU

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    SORRY

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    SORRY I’M NOT A DESIGNER

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    STOP APOLOGIZING

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    YOU GOTS THE SKILLZ

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    MODULARITY & REUSABILITY

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    MODULE

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    DON’T REPEAT YOURSELF

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    REUSE

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    MODULE

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    CONSISTENCY

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    2 SPACES 4 SPACES >

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    2 SPACES 4 SPACES <

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    CONSISTENCY!

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    @ brad_frost

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    HIERARCHY

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    1 2 3 4 5

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    ORDER

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    ORDER GROUPING

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    ORDER GROUPING SIZE

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    READABILITY

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    section.readability h1 Look at this contrast! p Your text editor

    has some really helpful colors for strong readability. a(role=“example”) See? p It’s awesome! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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    IS IT READABLE?

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    STICK WITH HIGH CONTRAST. LOW CONTRAST CAN BE HARDER TO

    READ.
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    UP THAT FONT SIZE. DON’T MAKE PEOPLE SQUINT.

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    MAKE THOSE LINKS OBVIOUS. LIKE, IS THIS EVEN A LINK?

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    TOOLS

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    + 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

    10 11 12 13 <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>JSConfBR</title> </head> <body> <div class=“content”> <h1>Welcome!</h1> </div> </body> </html> <title>JSConfBR</title> </head> <body> <div class=“content”> .content margin: 0 padding: 10px
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    @ spiralstairs

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    RECAP

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    MODULARITY RECAP

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    MODULARITY RECAP REUSABILITY

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    MODULARITY RECAP REUSABILITY CONSISTENCY

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    MODULARITY RECAP REUSABILITY CONSISTENCY HIERARCHY

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    MODULARITY RECAP REUSABILITY CONSISTENCY HIERARCHY READABILITY

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    MODULARITY RECAP REUSABILITY CONSISTENCY HIERARCHY READABILITY TOOLS

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    VISUAL DESIGN

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    None
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    GO TEAM!

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    PRACTICE

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    AIN’T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT

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    START SMALL

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    CLICK HERE! SUBMIT NAME EMAIL PHONE CANCEL OK

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    NOT EVERY PROJECT IS A REDESIGN

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    CONSISTENCY (REMEMBER?)

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    RECREATE & REDESIGN

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    REDESIGN OFTEN

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    REDESIGN OFTEN & QUICKLY

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    DRAW SOMETHING EVERY DAY

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    1. SOMETHING YOU CAN SEE

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    1. SOMETHING YOU CAN SEE 2. SOMETHING YOU IMAGINE

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    None
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    1. SOMETHING YOU CAN SEE 2. SOMETHING YOU IMAGINE

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    CREATE A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF WHAT YOU SEE WITH YOUR

    EYES
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    CREATE A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF WHAT YOU SEE WITH YOUR

    EYES AND WHAT YOU SEE WITH YOUR MIND
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    SO OTHERS CAN SEE WHAT YOU SEE

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    SHOW OTHERS YOUR WORK

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    “ONLY THOSE WHO ARE WILLING TO TAKE THE RISK OF

    WRITING CODE THAT’S NOT PERFECT EVER WRITE CODE.” - MICHAEL “GAR” GARVIN
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    SHAPE THE COMMUNITY

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    RECAP

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    START SMALL RECAP

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    START SMALL RECAP REDESIGN & RECREATE

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    START SMALL RECAP REDESIGN & RECREATE DRAW SOMETHING EVERY DAY

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    START SMALL RECAP REDESIGN & RECREATE DRAW SOMETHING EVERY DAY

    SHOW YOUR WORK
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    START SMALL RECAP REDESIGN & RECREATE DRAW SOMETHING EVERY DAY

    SHOW YOUR WORK SHAPE THE COMMUNITY
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    HOW TO WORK WITH DESIGNERS

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    EVERY “HOW TO WORK WITH X PERSON” ARTICLE OR TALK

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    EVERY “HOW TO WORK WITH X PERSON” ARTICLE OR TALK

    CAN BE SUMMED UP WITH UNDERSTAND THEM & APPRECIATE THEM.
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    IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT DESIGNERS

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    DESIGNERS AS INTENTIONAL DEVELOPERS

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    STOP APOLOGIZING

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    YOU’RE DOING THIS

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    THANK YOU Lynn Fisher @ lynnandtonic