How Developers Can Work Better With Designers

1. JOSHUA JENKINS
@JOSHUAJENKINSYO

2. PRODUCT
DESIGNER
PLATFORM & SHARING TEAMS

3. RETHINKING
WORKFLOW
HOW DESIGNERS CAN WORK BETTER
WITH DEVELOPERS

4. OR

5. DEVELOPING
WITH
DESIGNERS

6. ASSUMPTIONS

7. DEFINITIONS

8. DEVELOPER
A HUMAN (PROBABLY) THAT
DESIGNS, IMPLEMENTS, AND
TESTS THE INNER WORKINGS
OF A THING

9. MOST PRODUCT DEVELOPERS ARE A LITTLE BIT
DESIGNER

10. DESIGNER
A HUMAN (PROBABLY)
THAT CRAFTS EXPERIENCES
FOR HUMANS (PROBABLY)

11. NOT ALL PRODUCT DESIGNERS ARE A LITTLE BIT
DEVELOPER

12. CONTEXT

13. EMPLOYEES
DESIGNERS
ENGINEERS
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

14. DROPBOXSTAGE

15. BUILDING AT
DROPBOX

16. STEP 0
LET’S MAKE SOMETHING

17. STEP 1
WHAT’S THE HIGH-LEVEL SKETCH

18. STEP 1
WHAT’S THE HIGH-LEVEL SKETCH
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
ACTIVITY LEVELS

19. ASIDE
EGALITARIANISM

20. EGALITARIANISM
PHOTO CREDIT: DREW

21. STEP 2
EXPLORE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
ACTIVITY LEVELS

22. STEP 3
DESIGN EXPLORES
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
ACTIVITY LEVELS

23. STEP 4
DESIGN REVIEWS
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
ACTIVITY LEVELS

24. STEP 5
START BUILDING IN EARNEST
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
ACTIVITY LEVELS

25. ASIDE
GOOD TIME TO OVER-

26. STEP 6
DESIGN “FINALIZED”
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
ACTIVITY LEVELS

27. STEP 7
BUILD THE DAMN THING
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
ACTIVITY LEVELS

28. ASIDE
DEVELOPERS SPEND WAY MORE
TIME WITH THE PRODUCT

29. STEP 8
BETA & INTERNAL TESTING
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
ACTIVITY LEVELS

30. STEP 9
SHIP IT
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
ACTIVITY LEVELS

31. ASIDE
TALK ABOUT WHAT WORKED
AND WHAT DIDN'T

32. TIPS!

33. TOOLS

36. COMPONENT
S

38. COMMUNICA
TION

39. CHIEFLY
CARES
ABOUT THE
EXPERIENCE

42. x y

43. SHARED
VOCABULARY

44. TWO–PLAYER
TELEPHONE

45. NO MAGIC
BULLET

46. WORK AT IT

47. T. HANKS

48. Q&A