designing with blinders on
DESCRIPTION
This is a presentation I gave at RefreshMiami that details my UI design process.TRANSCRIPT
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Designing with Blinders OnMike Gowen
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Don’t let look-and-feel decisions influence
functionality
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(a side note)
“Creative freedom” is an oxymoron
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"Forcing yourself to use restricted means is the sort of
restraint that liberates invention. It obliges you to make a kind of
progress that you can't even imagine in advance."
PABLO PICASSO
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Disclaimer
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Break the process down into small chunks and only focus on what
is relevant for each respective chunk
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Once you’ve made a decision you must
commit to it
VERY IMPORTANT
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Build Your Feature Set
PHASE ONE
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Be blind to organization
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Organization and Detail
PHASE TWO
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Be blind to structure
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Module Development
PHASE THREE
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Be blind to layout
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Layout
PHASE FOUR
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Be blind to look-and-feel
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Skinning
PHASE FIVE
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