We're all UX!

DroidCon Turin 2016, MaterialUp Berlin April 2016, GDG Berlin April 2016 and DroidCon Berlin 2016

Does your team consist of developers and designers? Do you sometimes feel the two speak a different language? Do you feel like the overall user experience of your product could be improved with better communication? Yes? We will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the two perspectives and provide you with practical methods to facilitate efficient designer/developer communication. Finally, we’ll talk about some tools and processes that have helped our teams overcome some common challenges.

By Lydia Selimalhigazi (@Lys_Lydia) and Caroline Smith (@ihatepeas)

Keynote presentation (animated!):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5AEIfCtxjVbeWhVWVVNckpJbzg/view?usp=sharing

Transcript

1. WE’RE ALL UX! LYDIA SELIMALHIGAZI UX/UI DESIGNER @CLUE @Lys_Lydia CAROLINE SMITH UX/UI DESIGNER @NOVODA @ihatepeas #DROIDCONIT #WEAREALLUX
2. Design is not completely an aesthetic concern, nor is development an entirely technical one. Designers must consider how functionality affects form , and developers must be creative in building out functionality . Principles of good design are often similar in good development. CASSIE MCDANIEL
3. WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE!
4. We speak different languages
5. LOST IN TRANSLATION
6. We are idealists
7. Our tools are still evolving
8. We are not always grounded in reality *
9. I strive for two things in design: simplicity and clarity. Great design is born of those two things. LINDON LEADER
10. Designing cross-platform is challenging
11. Fragmentation sucks A LOT…
12. WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER
13. Do a Kickoff
14. Brainstorm together
15. Conceptualize together *
16. Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it’s decoration. JEFFREY ZELDMAN
17. Don’t be afraid to try new tools
18. Work closely at every step of the project
19. Keep the team spirit
20. FACILITATE WORK
21. Work together on guidelines & assets
22. Be transparent & open to learn from each other
23. Do a retrospective *
24. It’s through mistakes that you actually can grow. You have to get bad in order to get good. PAULA SCHER
25. Share the success
26. THANK YOU UX/UI DESIGNER @CLUE @Lys_Lydia UX/UI DESIGNER @NOVODA @ihatepeas