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Collaborating with Developers

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Intro to Collaborating with Developers

1:36 with Hope Armstrong

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. 0:09
In this course, designers will learn how to work with developers. 0:15
I'll first talk about the importance of collaborating with developers early on in 0:19
the design process. 0:23
Developers are excellent problem solvers, and 0:26
have an in-depth knowledge of technical possibilities and constraints. 0:29
You'll want to get their expertise and 0:35
buy-in as early as possible to create a thoughtful solution. 0:37
Then I'll talk about how to prepare a design for development. 0:42
Modern design programs enable sharing files directly with developers. 0:46
Developers can interact with the design to get colors, 0:52
text styles, assets, spacing, and more. 0:56
This collection of styles and 1:00
components may be all you have in terms of an informal design system. 1:02
If that's the case, 1:08
then it's up to the designer to create a logical order the developer can follow. 1:09
If you have a formal design system, 1:15
set up your design to reflect those conventions. 1:17
By doing so, designers and developers can have a shared language for 1:21
the building blocks that come together to create an experience. 1:25
Stay tuned to learn how to set up a design file to have everything developers need. 1:30