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developers can’t design AND OTHER COMPLETELY UNTRUE DESIGN MYTHS * *

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I’m a designer.* Hi, I’m Jen.

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You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. “ INIGO MONTOYA

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We have a communication problem.

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Don Draper is a bad role model.

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Don Draper is a bad role model. creative v

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We can communicate better.

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developers can design

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design is decoration DESIGN MYTH #1

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“ It’s not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. STEVE JOBS

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form function follows

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functionality

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wireframes ui patterns fonts words color theory

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design is subjective DESIGN MYTH #2

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“ BOB BAXLEY Visual design is about problem solving, not about personal or unsupported opinion.

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repetition emphasis balance proximity ratios contrast

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negative space

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design is separate from development DESIGN MYTH #3

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“ TOM PETERS The dumbest mistake is viewing design as something you do at the end of the process to ‘tidy up’ the mess, as opposed to understanding it’s a ‘day one’ issue and part of everything.

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design development

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art science

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development design

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the digital native designer → a designer who understands how visual and interface design works in applications and how to implement it

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Jen Myers Dev Bootcamp [email protected] @antiheroine SLIDES: jenmyers.net/speaking RESOURCES: tinyurl.com/designfordevs