The Design Process
Things that I usually use and do when I participate on a project
by Monica Messaggi Kaya (June 2013)
Steps
Meeting with people
project manager / other developer
Sketches
paper, post-it, napkin, paperbrowser
Low-fidelity Mockup
Steps
High-fidelity Mockup
(html prototype)
Interactions and Iteractions
present > fix/suggest/interrupt > develop > test
"Lather, rinse, repeat"
Inspiration
Inspiration
and all that "designer talk"
books/articles/tweets/search
Techniques
sketch
(whole, part, detail)
copy & paste
("creative steal")
("creative steal")
"foundation first" approach
tweaks
(on existing or previous project designs)
TestING
User testing / Usability / Accessibility
What? colour, font, labels, images, content, layout, steps, screen sizes or devices, OSs, browsers (Browserstack, Zurb apps) - "quick wins"
When? ideally often and early
Who? colleagues, project managers, users, ARACU
Why? catch possible problems, discover use of feature, identify compatible devices/browsers, make it a good experience
"Stairway to Heaven"
'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.
Tools
Paper, paperbrowser
jQuery, javascript
Thoughts
The design process has a flow but doesn't need to have all steps
Get inspired!
We all have blocks (designer or developer)
We all have blocks (designer or developer)
Use the tool you are comfortable with,
but try to use the "right tool for the task"
but try to use the "right tool for the task"
Test, even with just 3-5 people
(note to self!!!)
Credits
"Inspiration" image:
August Empress
"Everything will be OK in the end" image: Harolds Planet (HP5267)
"That's all folks" image
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