design & front-end: couples therapy
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Couples Therapy For Designers
& Front-end Developers
Liam Oscar Thurston @liamthurston Creative Director
Shit Designers & Devs Say The Agile Manifesto (?!) Radical Candor! Group Therapy xoxo
COUPLES THERAPY, LET ’S PART Y
INSTALLATION BY TREVOR WHE ATLEY
T WG . I O
Sh!t Des!g~ers & Devel*per$ S@y
“Oh … I thought you could cut out those assets…”
WHEN LAZY DESIGNERS SAY
Own it. TM
“So … when are you designing … all those screens?”
WHEN NAGGING DEVELOPERS SAY
Pair up.
Hands you the messiest file…
WHEN A STONED DESIGNER
Speakthe SameLanguage
B E M
Block Element Modifier
blockName-elementName--modifierName
blockName-elementName--modifierName
BEM
userList-inviteButton--disabled
blockName-elementName--modifierName
BEM
userList-inviteButton--active
blockName-elementName--modifierName
BEM
userList-inviteButton--active
userList-userName
grey-light grey-medium grey-dark
light-grey medium-grey dark-grey
“Heyo, there seem to be some things … missing in this styleguide …”
WHEN A PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE DEVELOPER SAYS
States: the Obvious
C.I.S.S.
SMOOCH!
States: the Obvious
When __________________,
I want to _______________,
so I can ________________.
JOB STORIES R ULE
SITUATION
MOTIVATION
EXPECTED OUTCOME
B LO G . I N T E R C O M .C O M
When I need help from a group member,
I want to find their contact info,
so I can connect with them quickly.
JOB STORIES R ULE
When I need help from a group member,
I want to find their contact info,
so I can connect with them quickly.
JOB STORIES R ULE
“What’s with all this … white space?”
WHEN DEVELOPERS CALL YOU OUT
Your Spacing is Inconsistent
DON’T SPACE
OUT!
.spacer--sm
.spacer
.spacer--lg
.spacer
“Wow, these lines lengths and photos are just … perfect.”
WHEN SARCASTIC DEVELOPERS SAY
Use Real Content.com
THIS
DOMAIN IS
AVAILABLE!
“So, you used about… 50 shades of grey.”
WHEN WELL-RE AD DEVELOPERS SAY
You used 63 shades of grey.
Try starting with 3
“Hey I’m thinking we might use Zeplin …”
WHEN LAZY DESIGNERS SAY
Use Zeplin.
“Hey, I built that component that I saw in Zeplin…”
WHEN SPACED-OUT DEVELOPERS SAY
Keep your files fresh.
“I’ll do some design QA tonight…”
WHEN PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE DESIGNERS SAY
“I’ll do some design QA tonight…”
WHEN PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE DESIGNERS SAY
Stay close. ALWAYS BE
QA’IN!
“Damn that user testing session was great, we learned so much!”
WHEN PRETENTIOU S DESIGNERS SAY
Come Together.
The Agile Manifesto.
Individuals & interaction over processes & tools
AGILE MANIFESTO
Working software over comprehensive documentation
AGILE MANIFESTO
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
AGILE MANIFESTO
Responding to change over following a plan
AGILE MANIFESTO
Radical Candor.
Ruinous Empathy
CHALLENGE DIRECTLY
Radical Candor
Manipulative Insincerity
Obnoxious Aggression
CARE PERSONALLY
BULLSHIT
FREE ZONE
“Oh … I thought you could cut out those assets…”
WHEN LAZY DESIGNERS SAY
“Oh … I thought you could cut out those assets…”
WHEN LAZY DESIGNERS SAY
SOLUTIONS PROS CONS
I can do it now I’ll do it tomorrow You should do it
It’s done It’s done late I don’t do it
I don’t have time Project delays You do it
YOUR TURN
Hope Fear
This week, in your role, what is your biggest…
Pros Cons
Now help your partner avoid their fear using Radical Candor
Care personally & challenge directly
Shit Designers & Devs Say The Agile Manifesto (?!) Radical Candor! Group Therapy xoxo
COUPLES THERAPY, WE PARTIED
Questions?! Liam Oscar Thurston @liamthurston Creative Director
Couples Therapy For Designers
& Front-end Developers
Liam Oscar Thurston @liamthurston Creative Director