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Tips for working with developers throughout the design process, from ideation to development.
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Hi, I'm Hope Armstrong, and I'm a Product
Designer and Teacher at Treehouse.
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In this course, designers will
learn how to work with developers.
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I'll first talk about the importance of
collaborating with developers early on in
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the design process.
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Developers are excellent problem solvers,
and
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have an in-depth knowledge of technical
possibilities and constraints.
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You'll want to get their expertise and
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buy-in as early as possible to
create a thoughtful solution.
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Then I'll talk about how to
prepare a design for development.
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Modern design programs enable sharing
files directly with developers.
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Developers can interact with
the design to get colors,
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text styles, assets, spacing, and more.
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This collection of styles and
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components may be all you have in
terms of an informal design system.
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If that's the case,
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then it's up to the designer to create
a logical order the developer can follow.
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If you have a formal design system,
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set up your design to
reflect those conventions.
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By doing so, designers and
developers can have a shared language for
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the building blocks that come
together to create an experience.
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Stay tuned to learn how to set up a design
file to have everything developers need.
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