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Designers, Product Managers and Developers are not separate entities anymore

Designers, Product Managers and Developers are not separate entities, they work together with Stakeholders to help their Users. The PM hears about a need and then reviews it with the Designer. They come up with a plan and start reviewing it with Stakeholders. Once the problem is understood, and verified as solved, then a conversation […]

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Tools and processes for a good design to development workflow

Tools and processes can facilitate communication and collaboration between designers and developers. Design handoff tools and regular sync meetings can enhance collaboration and minimise development changes later.

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Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration

Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Invite developers to design critiques and involve them in the UX design process, particularly Design Thinking. This fosters collaboration and ensures that both teams work together efficiently, everyone rowing in the same direction. Developers can provide valuable insights into technical feasibility and implementation challenges. I see this work really well even with more […]

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Collaborate with your developer

Shared Understanding between designers and developers. Meet in the middle! It sounds simple but like any good negotiation, you need to see their point of view, and you need to understand where they are coming from. This opens the door to collaboration. Understand the trials of the tireless designer, championing the user and working with […]

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Understand the code to communicate your designs

As a UX Designer, you can communicate well with development teams in your designs by understanding how the code works.

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Don’t be afraid of AI

Quick thought: There’s a lot of talk, and concern, about AI right now. To me at least its use is pretty simple. Like doing a Google search, you need to know what AI can provide then help it give you what you need. That means give it a prompt then give it more prompts to […]

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The positive cycle of gratitude

Tell people what they did for you was helpful. You’ll be surprised how that positive cycle continues!