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Should I really bother
learning to code?
by Diana MacDonald
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Diana MacDonald
@DiDoesDigital
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Today
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- Roles
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- Roles
- 3 ways to use code in design
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- Roles
- 3 ways to use code in design
- Where to go next
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Show of hands
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Designers should…
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Design roles
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Design roles
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This is a false dichotomy
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Design roles
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There are other unicorn skills
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Design roles
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There is an opportunity cost
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Design roles
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No one works alone
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Design roles
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Design roles
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There is value in fluency
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Design roles
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Design roles
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Coach people on your process
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Design roles
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3 ways to use code in design
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- 1. Designing in the browser
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- 1. Designing in the browser
- 2. Prototyping
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- 1. Designing in the browser
- 2. Prototyping
- 3. Personal projects
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1. Designing in browser
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document.designMode = 'on'
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Designing in browser
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Designing in browser
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2. Prototyping
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Prototyping
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Balance speed and fidelity
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3. Personal projects
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Personal projects
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Personal projects
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Personal projects
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Personal projects
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Personal projects
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Personal projects
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Code what you can and fake
everything else
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Personal projects
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aria-pressed
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Personal projects
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Immediate value
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Where to start?
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Where to start?
- Don't fear the Internet
by Jessica Hische & Russ Maschmeyer
http://www.dontfeartheinternet.com/
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Where to start?
- Don't fear the Internet
by Jessica Hische & Russ Maschmeyer
http://www.dontfeartheinternet.com/
- The Elements of Typographic Style
Applied to the Web
by Richard Rutter
http://webtypography.net/
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Where to start?
- Don't fear the Internet
by Jessica Hische & Russ Maschmeyer
http://www.dontfeartheinternet.com/
- The Elements of Typographic Style
Applied to the Web
by Richard Rutter
http://webtypography.net/
- Designing in the browser
by Kayce Basques, Google
https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-
devtools/css/
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Where to go next?
- Next-level Prototyping for Web Design
by Ling Zhou
https://blog.usejournal.com/next-level-prototyping-for-
web-design-2c9f54e51d57
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Where to go next?
- Next-level Prototyping for Web Design
by Ling Zhou
https://blog.usejournal.com/next-level-prototyping-for-
web-design-2c9f54e51d57
- Passion Projects (Procrastiworking)
by Jessica Hische
https://youtu.be/RZbqJxQJ5LY
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Where to go next?
- Next-level Prototyping for Web Design
by Ling Zhou
https://blog.usejournal.com/next-level-prototyping-for-
web-design-2c9f54e51d57
- Passion Projects (Procrastiworking)
by Jessica Hische
https://youtu.be/RZbqJxQJ5LY
- Sketch plugins
by Sagi Shrieber
http://hackingui.com/sketch-design/how-to-create-a-
sketch-plugin/
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How much code?
- “Design or code” is a false dichotomy
- There’s opportunity cost—in teams & AI
- There’s value in fluency—without coding
- Design in the browser—with a little code
- Balance speed and fidelity in prototypes
—with as much as you need for realism
- Code for immediate value and fake
everything else
DiDoesDigital.com
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Code for designers
https://DiDoesDigital.com
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Should you really bother
learning to code?
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Questions?
Diana MacDonald | @DiDoesDigital