Getting the Job Done: Working with Designers
Those that have managed designers or who have hired one for a freelance project know that not every project goes smoothly. This often isn’t a lack of skills or experience on the designer’s part, but a lack of properly managing the designer’s role in the project. This week’s article provides a few tips for successfully working with designers.
Getting the Job Done: Working with Designers
Those that have managed designers or who have hired one for a freelance project know that not every project goes smoothly. This often isn’t a lack of skills or experience on the designer’s part, but a lack of properly managing the designer’s role in the project. This week’s article provides a few tips for successfully working with designers.
The Era of UI Unification
Back in the early days of the Web, a lot of UI decisions were made on the fly, often having completely different sources of inspiration. There were few boundaries set: no pattern libraries, no widely-used design systems, pixelated raster graphics, and distracting Flash-based animations. Design unification is a sign of progress – the Web has become more accessible, friendly, and structured. A set of standardized patterns makes it possible to pay more attention to tasks instead of reinventing the wheel. At the same time, when every product and experience looks the same, we risk making them bland and uninteresting. Design is about communication and impact, and there’s less impact when everything is the same.
The Era of UI Unification
Back in the early days of the Web, a lot of UI decisions were made on the fly, often having completely different sources of inspiration. There were few boundaries set: no pattern libraries, no widely-used design systems, pixelated raster graphics, and distracting Flash-based animations. Design unification is a sign of progress – the Web has become more accessible, friendly, and structured. A set of standardized patterns makes it possible to pay more attention to tasks instead of reinventing the wheel. At the same time, when every product and experience looks the same, we risk making them bland and uninteresting. Design is about communication and impact, and there’s less impact when everything is the same.
Build Better Products by Leveraging Feedback Effectively
Feedback is one of the important tools that helps us grow, improve our work, and create an environment of trust. We are stronger when we work together – other people have ideas that would never have occurred to us. However, criticism often becomes vague and destructive, which can demotivate the creator. Understanding how to give […]
Build Better Products by Leveraging Feedback Effectively
Feedback is one of the important tools that helps us grow, improve our work, and create an environment of trust. We are stronger when we work together – other people have ideas that would never have occurred to us. However, criticism often becomes vague and destructive, which can demotivate the creator. Understanding how to give […]