the developer-designer relationship
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AboutWeb 2005 !Web, Mobile, and Branding 2010 !Mobile and Branding 2013
Ron Conway“It used to be that the algorithm was your most valuable IP (like Google). Now, it’s users, user design, and user interface IP.” !- Startup School 2013
Vision of DesignersUI has become important to team managers !Mobile brought upon a more obvious need !Developer/Designer ratio is balancing out
User Experience Designers Visual Designers User Interface Designers Product Designers Front-End Developers
Designers
Small TeamDeveloper(s) Designer(s) !Business somewhere in between
Mid-Size TeamProduct Manager Designer(s) Developer(s) Sales/Business Development Production Teams
Large TeamComposed of multiple mid-sized teams !Managed by agile project manager !Centralized or dedicated design teams