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From WTF to BFF
The DesignerDeveloperDuo
www.solstice-mobile.com
Andrew SutherlandJoyce Pang Vargas
DEV
UX
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CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY
We engineer idea-driven
digital experiences to bring
our customers closer to
their customers.
Solstice is an innovation and
digital engineering firm.
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CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY
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Product Perspectives
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Dev Perspectives
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if code.isClean() {
product = .Complete

}
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From day one,we learn the importance of working with other developers
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Design Perspectives
“First impressions are 94% design related.”
— Conversion XL, First Impressions Matter: The Importance of Great Visual Design
“The average app loses 77% of its daily active
users within the first 3 days post-install.”
— Quettra, Mobile Intelligence study based on 125 million mobile users
Inspiration + talent ≠ good design
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Good design is driven by constraints,
considerations,and consistency.
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Typography
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Typography
VAULT
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Typography
VAULT
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ColorTheory
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ColorTheory
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Alignment and Spacing
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“Every $1 spent on UX brings in between
$2 to $100 in return.”
— Fast Company, The Business Case For Investing In UI Design
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A Typical Designer/Dev Process…
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Designercompletes
compsandassets
beforesprintbegins
Sprintends
UIreviewnotesare
leftunaddressed
Developerwrites
them
downto
addresslater
Duringthefollowup,
morerevisionscomeup
Afewdayslater,
designerschedules
afollowupUIreview
Developerwritesdown
notestoaddresslater
duetotime
Designerpresents
furtherrevisionsthat
areneeded
Tobeefficient,developer
startstomakerevisions
duringmeeting
Designerreviewsand
presentsUIrevisions
Developerdemosthe
latestfeatures/screens
DesignerschedulesaUI
reviewmeetingmid-sprint
ornearendofsprint
Sprintbegins
DEV
UX
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Designercompletes
compsandassets
beforesprintbegins
Sprintends
UIreviewnotesare
leftunaddressed
Developerwrites
them
downto
addresslater
Duringthefollowup,
morerevisionscomeup
Afewdayslater,
designerschedules
afollowupUIreview
Developerwritesdown
notestoaddresslater
duetotime
Designerpresents
furtherrevisionsthat
areneeded
Tobeefficient,developer
startstomakerevisions
duringmeeting
Designerreviewsand
presentsUIrevisions
Developerdemosthe
latestfeatures/screens
DesignerschedulesaUI
reviewmeetingmid-sprint
ornearendofsprint
Sprintbegins
DEV
UX
v
Not cross-functional
Tedious process
Doesn’t seem to fit agile/scrum
No team accountability
No definition of done
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%$#@!
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Tips for Going Lean
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The Agile Manifesto
Individuals and interactions
over processes and tools


Working software
over comprehensive documentation

Customer collaboration
over contract negotiation

Responding to change
over following a plan
Scrum
Kanban Extreme
programming
Behavior
driven
development
Scrumban
and more…
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LeanTip #1
Start With
Communication
Suggestions
• Nothing helps if you don’t do this first!
• Have a UI Review retro; inspect and adapt
• Bring challenges to light
• Agree on what to try out (avoid forcing a
process that the team hasn’t agreed upon)
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Aha!
Build a Shared Understanding
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24 hours
30 days
Working Increment
of Software
Sprint
Backlog
Prioritized
Product
Backlog
Retrospective Demo
“Lean is about being an athlete,not a skeleton.”
— Sami Niemela,Co-founder of IxDA Helsinki
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LeanTip #2
Create Smaller
Units of Work
Suggestions
• Create UI review tasks per user story
(the smaller the story, the better)
• Creates team accountability, and
shared responsibility
• Allows for a definition of done
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User Story 1
User Story 2
User Story 3
User Story 4
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Defined Developing Testing P.O. Review Accepted
User Story 5
Tasks
UI Review
UI Review
Owner Est. To Do
Andrew
Joyce
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
User Story 1
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Defined Developing Testing P.O. Review Accepted
User Story 2
User Story 3
User Story 4
User Story 5
Tasks
UI Review
UI Review
Owner Est. To Do
Andrew
Joyce
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
User Story 2
User Story 3
User Story 4
User Story 5
User Story 1
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Defined Developing Testing P.O. Review Accepted
Defect 1
User Story 1
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Defined Developing Testing P.O. Review Accepted
Tasks
UI Review
UI Review
Owner Est. To Do
Andrew
Joyce
0.25
0.25
0
0
User Story 2
User Story 3
User Story 4
User Story 5
Defect 1
User Story 1
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Defined Developing Testing P.O. Review Accepted
User Story 2
User Story 3
User Story 4
User Story 5
Defect 1
User Story 1
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Defined Developing Testing P.O. Review Accepted
User Story 2
User Story 3
User Story 4
User Story 5
Defect 1
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LeanTip #3
Use an
InspectionTool
Suggestions
• Avocode - Works with PSD, Sketch
• Uberlayer - Overlays comps
• Zeplin - Works with Sketch
• Marketch - Sketch Plugin
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LeanTip #4
Pair vs.Meet
Suggestions
• Use the stand up to communicate
when you are ready to pair
• Sit together for approximately 

15 minute chunks
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Dabbling is fun!
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Not cross-functional
Tedious process
Doesn’t seem to fit agile/scrum
No team accountability
No definition of done
Use an inspection tool
Pair vs. meet
Use kanban to track UI reviews
Create smaller units of work
Start with communication
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