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A presentation given by Timothy Fisher and Kate Pricer at 1DevDayDetroit
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Tim Fisher Technical Consultant
CPoWeR Lead Architect
Kate Pricer Visual Designer
CPoWeR Lead Designer
November 5, 2011 1DevDay Detroit
Developer/Designer Collaboration
Kate Pricer Tim Fisher
Fisher-Price®
@tfisher @pricer_designs
• Direct Developer/Designer collabora@on does not have a significant role in the development process.
• Designers/Developers oCen in different departments.
• Designers rarely have the same aFachment to full product lifecycle.
Traditional Methods
Designer Takes the Lead
• UI for a site/app developed by a designer in isola@on.
• The result is passed to developers to implement.
• Rarely looks/func@ons as intended
• Misses out on technology opportuni@es
Developer Takes the Lead
• Developer creates ini@al UI.
• Asks the designer to make it look preFy, create fancy buFons, etc.
• Designers not being used to full poten@al
• Designer does not have equal aFachment to end product
Over the Wall Collaboration
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The Challenges
• Designs do not take advantage of technology. • Implementa@on may not be the way designer intended it. • More and more design relies on implementa@on (HTML5,
CSS3, mobile APIs, etc)
Fisher-Price® The Team
How We Collaborate
• Side-‐by-‐side collabora@on
• Instant feedback/fix cycles
• Technology incorporated into design
• Design incorporated into implementa@on
• Individual work on coding/graphic with instant feedback
• Achieves the best outcome for end product
Our Process
App/Site Conception - features - layout - flow
Graphic Design
Code Implementation
Really Cool Product
Challenging Tradition
• Don’t be restricted
• Produc@ve environment
• Going against the grain
Our Workspace
Benefits of Collaboration
• Design influenced by technology • Technology adapted to design
• Developer AND designer used to maximum poten@al • Learning environment is created
Portfolio
Walk Detroit MakerQuest iWish4Detroit Art Van Simply the Best CPoWeR Incuba@on Space
Portfolio - Mobile
Portfolio - Web
Can This Work For You?
-‐ Don’t try to duplicate our style -‐ Take the message and figure
out what works for you
-‐ Mobile projects are ideal for designer/developer collabora@on
Questions?
Comments? Concerns? Remarks?