How to Work with Designers
Primer on how we design at @linear:
The main point is that the design is only a reference, never any kind of deliverable itself, so the way it's constructed doesn't really matter.
1. We screenshot the app and design on top of
2. Simple design system that has mostly colors, type and some basic components (rest you can screenshot/recreate)
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Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks.
But of course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it works.
But of course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it works.
Julie Zhuo • The Looking Glass: Higher Level Design
Designers work from what’s called a brief—a challenge presented to them by a client or collaborator with a more or less straightforward goal. It’s a description of what’s required at the end of the collaboration: a building, a playground, or a product, for example.
Sara Hendren • What Can a Body Do?: How We Meet the Built World
Before you dive into the design, describe the problem you are trying to solve. This does two things: it reinforces the scope and context for the design work and helps the audience focus on what the problem is.
Donna Spencer • Presenting Design Work
Concepting is not just executing requirements
A checklist of requirements is not a design; it's a recipe for mediocrity. Design is about critical thinking. It’s about the things you decide NOT to include. Great designers know how to strategically question requirements, say no, and prioritize what really matters. The first step is to have a clear und
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