Iterative Design (LV Startup Weekend)

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Iterative Design Garth Braithwaite Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Slides speakerdeck.com/u/garthdb/ Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Brackets brackets.io Tuesday, July 17, 12

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• Designing as a product progresses • Designing in sprints • Changing design as needs change Iterative Design Tuesday, July 17, 12

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What it isn't Tuesday, July 17, 12

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What it isn't • Going dark Tuesday, July 17, 12

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What it isn't • Going dark • Design perfectionism Tuesday, July 17, 12

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What it isn't • Going dark • Design perfectionism • Icing on the poo cake Tuesday, July 17, 12

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What it isn't • Going dark • Design perfectionism • Icing on the poo cake • Weasley House Tuesday, July 17, 12

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What it isn't Tuesday, July 17, 12

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What it isn't • Eternal Status Reports Tuesday, July 17, 12

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What it isn't • Eternal Status Reports • Changing the color (x) times Tuesday, July 17, 12

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What it isn't • Eternal Status Reports • Changing the color (x) times • Using the designer as a PS monkey Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Causes Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Causes • Designers failing to understand technical ramiﬁcations Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Causes • Designers failing to understand technical ramiﬁcations • Developers failing to understand design Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Causes • Designers failing to understand technical ramiﬁcations • Developers failing to understand design • Too many assumptions, not enough passion Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Causes • Designers failing to understand technical ramiﬁcations • Developers failing to understand design • Too many assumptions, not enough passion • Lack of communication Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Cause • Individual contributors and mangers fail to be decent people. Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Cause • We’re all jerks and we suck. Tuesday, July 17, 12

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How to care for your designer Tuesday, July 17, 12

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How to care for your designer and other useless generalizations Tuesday, July 17, 12

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How to care for your designer Tuesday, July 17, 12

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How to care for your designer Table of Contents Tuesday, July 17, 12

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How to care for your designer Table of Contents 1.Picking your designer Tuesday, July 17, 12

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How to care for your designer Table of Contents 1.Picking your designer 2.Understanding design Tuesday, July 17, 12

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How to care for your designer Table of Contents 1.Picking your designer 2.Understanding design 3.Communication Tuesday, July 17, 12

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How to care for your designer Table of Contents 1.Picking your designer 2.Understanding design 3.Communication 4.Forging a relationship Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Communication blah blah blah Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Communication • Learn basic design concepts and terminology. Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Communication • A good designer has a logical basis design decisions. Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Communication • Designers need clear feedback Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Communication Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Communication • Examples of non-feedback Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Communication • Examples of non-feedback • make it pop Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Communication • Examples of non-feedback • make it pop • it doesn’t seem ﬁnished Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Communication • Examples of non-feedback • make it pop • it doesn’t seem ﬁnished • make it look more like x Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Communication • Explain technical/resource limitations Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Communication Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Communication • Designers capable of compromise Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Communication • Designers capable of compromise • Don't confuse debate with contention Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Communication • Designers capable of compromise • Don't confuse debate with contention • Designers are trained to be criticized and to defend their decisions Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Communication Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Communication • Make the designer a part of standups Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Communication • Make the designer a part of standups • Have them give status updates Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Communication • Make the designer a part of standups • Have them give status updates • Use Dropbox - Creative Cloud Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Best Team Ever Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Conclusion Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Conclusion 1.Be decent Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Conclusion 1.Be decent 2.Befriend your designer Tuesday, July 17, 12

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Conclusion 1.Be decent 2.Befriend your designer Iterative design will come Tuesday, July 17, 12