CodingCat.dev Podcast 1.8 - Design for Developers
https://codingcat.dev/podcasts/1-8-design-for-developers/
Questions
I noticed you studied Industrial design. How did you find your way to UX or Interaction design?
From the team to the community, are there patterns you see in
Opinions on education paths...bootcamps vs. institutions vs. workshops.master’s programs
Do you need formal education around UX/UI?
What advice would you give to others coming out of school and how to get started into the design side of a web development practice?
Resources, tools?
If someone not going to school wants to get started, how do you get in the door first?
Networking - reaching out to people you admire
Soft Skills (importance of consulting and speaking skills)
Where does your community hang out? Especially after 2020?
Meeting community where they platform
Why do people thrive in communities? What communities exist or are accessible?
Clubhouse
Meet ups (local and online)
AIGA, IxDA
Community events (Code for Good / Givecamp, Global Service Design Jam, Courses / Co-Learning) / Ladies of UX /
What should a designer learn today?
Attitude & aptitude - curiosity & willingness to learn
Mentor / find leaders to learn from
Online, self-driven learning (courses, youtube, google)
Tools
Sketch
Figma
Miro
Adobe Products (Illustrator (SVG), Photoshop)
Designers often work together and collaborate, how did this change in 2020?
At work?
Miro, drawing messy, white board type work.
A developer can do the work, but often they need to be led down the path. Do you see this as a designers role, or more of an architect's role?
Are mobile designers different from web designers? (platform agnostic?) Multi-modal
Physical Design, Interactive Points, how do you manage expectations.
What is hardest about being a designer?
What is hard about getting started. (Constraint, confidence & expression), non-stop pitching
How can you be creative, but still need to work within a framework?
Constraints are helpful
Design systems
What Physical devices are you using?
iPad / Wacom Tablet
Old school - Sticky notes / Whiteboard / sketchbook
Where can designers get started on the side, for freelance work
Dribbble
Fiverr
99designs
Awwwards
Purrfect Picks
Christy Picks
Books - Essentialism, Deep Work
Podcast: Peter Merholtz & JessieJames Garret - Finding our way
Zoe Picks
Design Better - Invision Podcast
Headspace Meditation App - Series, Focus Music
Elizabeth Picks
Squads
https://basecamp.com/shapeup
Brittney Postma
Wireframe Podcast by Adobe
Sackboy
Alex Patterson
https://config.figma.com/