This document discusses design thinking from a developer's perspective. It emphasizes the importance of design and customer experience for businesses. Design skills can be learned, and prototypes are valuable for testing ideas early. The "Design Sprint" process is described for answering questions through design, prototyping, and customer testing in 5 days. Designers and developers must work closely together, understand each other's perspectives, and follow standards like Material Design. Useful tools are suggested for prototyping, design, and collaboration between designers and developers.

1. A·Crush·on·Design
Thinking⌐
from·a·developer·point·of·view.#

2. Matteo Burgassi
@matteoburgassi
Kidzinmind
Google Play: https://
goo.gl/fFnE7L
Numbered
Google Play: https://
goo.gl/XGShJX
Kidzaward
android version to be
published soon

3. “89% of
companies believes
that customers
experience will be
their primary basis
for competition by
2016, versus 36%
2012” - Gartner
“6x more likely
to buy with a
positive emotional
experience, 12x more
likely to recommend
the company and 5% to
forgive a mistake”
- Temkin Group
http://www.kpcb.com/blog/design-in-tech-report-2016

4. Wait, I’m not a
designer

5. “Design·is·not·just
what·it·looks·like
and·feels·like.⌐
Design·is·how·it
works.”#
-Steve Jobs

6. You⌐
are·designing#

7. Design skills are
learnable
bit.ly/UI4Devs

8. A·Prototype·is·worth·
a·thousand·meetings.#
You should try to do a prototype at Design
time: Design Thinking.
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?EarlyPrototyping
-Mike Davidson

9. The Design Sprint
a five-day process for answering critical
business questions through design,
prototyping, and testing ideas with customers
http://www.gv.com/sprint/
build
idea launch
learn
a shortcut to learning
without building and
launching.

10. The Design Sprint
build
idea launch
learn
Set the stage
monday: unpack
tuesday: sketch
wednesday: decide
thursday: prototype
friday: test

11. Designers·must·consider
·how·functionality
affects·form
…
principles·of·good·desi
gn·are·often·similar
in·good·development#
-Cassie McDaniel

12. Working Together
Brainstorm together
Work closely every step of the project
Be open to learn from each other
Follow the standards (Material Design)
don’t be afraid of try new tools

13. Lost in Translation
understanding differences:
DP vs PX
developer visual
designer

14. Design @1x
Create 1x Canvas Sizes:
Desktop: 1440 x 900
Web: 1440 x 900
iOS iPhone 6: 375 x 667 (1/2 density)
Android Nexus 5: 360 x 640 (mdpi)

15. Android Samples
(from Kidzaward)

16. Choose⌐
the·right·tools#

17. Choose the right tools
Prototyping: Marvel, Flinto, InVision,
Pairing (directly on code)
Design: Sketch, Photoshop, Fireworks,
Illustrator, Adobe XD(?)…
IDE Collaboration Plugins: Simply,
Zeplin

18. Useful Links
Design Sprint: gv.com/sprint
Marvel: https://marvelapp.com/
InVision: https://www.invisionapp.com/
Design @1x: https://goo.gl/ww1CUk
Sketch: http://www.sketchapp.com/
Simply: https://sympli.io/
Zeplin: https://zeplin.io/

19. Thanks to:
+Nick Butcher @crafty
(DroidconIT 2016: Think like a designer)
Lydia Selimalhigazi @Lys_Lydia and
Caroline Smith @ihatepeas
(DroidconIT 2016: We are all UX)
Gabriele Marangon @Synestesia
(DroidconIT 2016: Essential tools and tips for an effective
design workflow)

20. Grazie·Mille #
Questions?
Matteo Burgassi
@matteoburgassi