Your job depends on you making design decisions every day. I'm not talking about the kind of design that uses color theory, typography, or spacer gifs (joking).
Here are the kinds of things that have made me a better designer. I think they'll help you, too:
• Pencils before pixels will save you tons of time.
• Understanding how to start design projects where the end result isn't quite defined yet.
• How to nurture (or destroy) relationships with your clients and colleagues.
• How to think in extremes to help you know where the boundaries are.
• Sketching is an activity, not a just deliverable.
• Asking the right questions tease out the most important details.
• How do you know when you're asking the wrong questions?
• And lots more...
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How to be a better designer
1. How to be a
better designer
Jason Robb
Harvard Web Working Group
October 13, 2010
@jasonrobb • #designbetter
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
2. Design better
Jason Robb
Harvard Web Working Group
October 13, 2010
@jasonrobb • #designbetter
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
3. Agenda
Intro
Design
People
People + Design
Q&A
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
4. Introduction
@jasonrobb • #designbetter
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
5. Introduction
What I am
Visual thinker, User researcher,
Usability expert, Interaction
designer, Visual designer,
Front-end developer...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
6. Introduction
What I am
Visual thinker, User researcher,
Usability expert, Interaction
Designer
designer, Visual designer,
Front-end developer...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
7. Introduction
Who I work for
Small businesses, startups,
agencies, non-profits...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
8. Introduction
Who I work for
Small businesses, startups,
People who need design
agencies, non-profits...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
9. Introduction
What else?
UX Book Club, Boston
Next book: Gamestorming
Wednesday Nov. 3rd, 7pm
uxboston.com
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
10. Introduction
Why I’m here
Get people excited about design
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
11. Design
@jasonrobb • #designbetter
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
12. 1
Design
Designers
Creators of tangible or
intangible objects
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
13. 2
Design
Everyone is a
designer
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
14. 3
Design
Design (noun)
…is a plan for
the construction
of an object
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
17. Design
flickr.com/dragondrop/
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
18. 4
Design
Tools don’t
matter (much)
Use whatever medium and
fidelity that suits your practical
needs and design goals
http://dub.washington.edu:2007/projects/fidelity/pubs/
Walker_HFES_2002.pdf
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
19. Design
Mike Rohde - flickr.com/rohdesign
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
20. 5
Design
When to sketch
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
21. Design
Baking
Simple? Complex?
No sketch! Sketch!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
27. 7
Design
Why?
How?
What?
Simon Sinek - startwithwhy.com
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
28. Design
What?
“We need a login form...”
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
29. Design
No context
Email
Password ttttttttttt
Remember me
Login Forgot password?
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
30. Design
Why?
“People need access to private
health-related data...”
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
31. 8
Design
Always get
context! Manage
Value
account
prop
Email
Update
Signup
form Password ttttttttttt your status
Remember me
How to get Import
started Login Forgot password?
data
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
34. Design
Contrast
Email Email
Password ttttttttttt Password ttttttttttt
Remember me Remember me
Login Forgot password? Login Forgot password?
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
35. Design
Contrast
Email Email
Password ttttttttttt Password ttttttttttt
Remember me Remember me
Login Forgot password? Login Forgot password?
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
36. Design
Everyone’s a designer
Tools: fit your needs
When to sketch; when not to
Always start with “Why?”
Learn the vocabulary
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
37. People
@jasonrobb • #designbetter
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
38. 10 Working
with people
This is your first priority, more
important than pixels or pencils.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
39. 11
People
Who plays a role?
Wednesday, October 13, 2010