What I Wish I Knew as a Newbie Designer

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1. What I Wish I Knew As A Newbie Designer Noopur Varma |
3. 1. Who is a newbie designer? 2. Mental model of a newbie 3. Experiences & stories 4. Takeaways outline
4. Who Is A Newbie?
5. How does a newbie feel? Source: Calvin and Hobbes
6. Newbie's mental model - Are passionate - Have their own process - Care about users - Are thinkers - Want to improve - Are scared & maybe intimidated?
7. Whom do we work with? - Business owners and stakeholders - Peers and other team members
8. “You’re Not Doing Any Work” Story #1
9. Baffled, taken aback and shocked…
10. felt accused of not doing my job
11. maybe I’m being compared to others?
12. maybe I suck as a designer…
13. or maybe they just don’t like me
14. I know I’ve made some mistakes…
15. but this is the last thing anyone should say. The work is out there…
16. Looking from the other side 1. Didn’t share ideas 2. Looked like a black box 3. Accepted feedback with an OK 4. Didn’t communicate delays 5. Didn’t push to close tasks
17. Design Collaboration Is Hard
18. “You Don’t Know How To Take Feedback” Story #2
19. I want to understand where exactly I went wrong?
20. I accept that there are places where I need to improve
21. How could I be that person?
22. Why would someone say that I am not taking feedback? I am listening…
23. Looking from the other side 1. Was being defensive 2. Had a superficial understanding of things 3. Reacted emotionally
24. Discuss Feedback
25. “Make That Rounded Rectangle Rounder” Story #3
26. More… “Make the logo bigger” “Wow factor nahi hai yaar, maza nahi aa raha hai” “Make that text 12pt, Roboto-Regular, #4A4A4A”
27. What? But why?
 That does not make any sense
28. I am not a tool!
29. What did I do wrong?
30. Different ways in which I reacted 1. Went my way anyway 2. Explained & reasoned 3. Was overwhelmed, gave in
31. Different ways in which I reacted 1. Went my way anyway 2. Explained & reasoned 3. Was overwhelmed, gave in
32. Looking from the other side 1. Seemed closed 2. Didn’t understand business perspectives
33. Don’t panic! Source: Mike Williams – 'Don't panic, I need the loo' | The Spectator shop
34. Change your perspective Source: Jessica Walsh | https://www.instagram.com/p/3_72bIFonM/
35. Pick your battles! Source: xkcd.com/386
36. Stakeholder Perspectives Are Important
37. I Was Not Able To Work Story #4
38. The designs needed more time and thought than the timelines allowed for
39. I didn’t feel very motivated
40. I was blocked on ideas
41. There were other things bothering me – learnability, my role and even personal stuff
42. Looking from the other side 1. Didn’t work iteratively 2. Didn't meet deadlines 3. Looked like a black box
43. Cut Yourself Some Slack
44. So, was that enough? Source: xkcdsw.com/2988
45. Processes that helped me 1. Progress tracking tools 2. Design showcases 3. Structured feedback 4. Estimations 5. Retrospectives
46. Design Collaboration Is Hard Stakeholder Perspectives Are Important Discuss Feedback Cut Yourself Some Slack Looking Back…
47. “ How well we communicate is determined not by how well we say things, but how well we are understood. - Andrew Grove
48. Thanks! Questions? Contact : noopur@nilenso.com | @9porcupine