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Similar to Jenny, my process often starts out looking something like this 👀
Spatial writing is my favorite way to think which is why I always begin by opening up Figjam.
The key to this canvas is in the next step 👇
I find a lot of founders get the "talk to users" bit wrong. They have a product idea, often which they've raised money against. As such they approach users with the intent of "validating" their idea. On the surface this makes sense. After all isn't the point of talking to users
My design leadership coaching really took a hit the past 12 months as teams were scaled back, many design leaders were made redundant, and those who remained were no longer seen as a flight risk by the org (e.g. not worth investing in) so didn't want to rock the boat.
Before moving from my role at Google to Snowflake I sat down and did a braindump of all the guidelines that I follow (or followed at one point and wanted to reintroduce).
For those interested, here are the ~34 guidelines that made the cut
This is what we start every exploration from.
An inspiration board with 3 distinct visual directions.
This helps clients visualize different directions early on, before we dive into actual design work.
Saves countless hours down the line.
you can just position: sticky things
basic CSS layout tricks get overlooked so much, but often provide greater impact, going unnoticed
other way to trick sticky positioning 👇🧵
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There are now more ways to attack the “design process” than ever before
Gone are the days of predictable starting points and steadily increasing fidelity.
A few years ago my design process almost always started with spatial writing in Figma
But it's changed a LOT in the last
This is how a designer at Firefox presents Figma files during cross functional reviews
I freaking love how this format gives immediate context to stakeholders about the project being presented
Especially having a dedicated section showing the comparison of current product
Most product feedback sucks. It's an immediate gut reaction: "Ooh, I love this!" or "Meh."
Want to get better at actually giving useful, actionable product feedback? Run yourself through these 7 questions.
1) What is the user journey to get here?
You can’t furnish a room if
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