Pixel up! - Ship it Sooner
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The document discusses the benefits and drawbacks of having a structured design process in product development, emphasizing the importance of flexibility, communication, and defining objectives. It highlights various issues that can arise from rigid processes, such as frustration, burnout, and the influence of perfectionism. The author encourages adapting processes to team needs and celebrating successes while acknowledging that process is a double-edged sword.
Pixel up! - Ship it Sooner
- 1. @cattsmall Ship it sooner How to get more done in less time Catt Small ¨C Pixel Up!
- 2. @cattsmall Marie KondoMe I love mess.
- 3. @cattsmall@cattsmall ¡ó Senior Product Designer, Etsy ¡ó Co-organizer, Game Devs of Color Expo ¡ó Maker of various things! A little about me:
- 4. @cattsmall@cattsmall To help you worry less about the how and more about the who, what, when, where, and why. The goal of today¡¯s talk:
- 5. @cattsmall@cattsmall ¡ó Why & when process can be helpful ¡ó Why process can be unhelpful ¡ó Ways to focus less on process Topics:
- 6. @cattsmall@cattsmall Why process can be helpful
- 8. @cattsmall
- 9. @cattsmall <form action="#" method="post"> <div> <label for="name">Text Input:</label> <input type="text" name="name" id="name" value="" tabindex="1" /> </div> <div> <h4>Radio Button Choice</h4> <label for="radio-choice-1">Choice 1</label> <input type="radio" name="radio-choice-1" id="radio-choice-1" tabindex="2" value="choice-1" /> <label for="radio-choice-2">Choice 2</ label> <input type="radio" name="radio-choice-2" id="radio-choice-2" tabindex="3" value="choice-2" /> </div> Efficient It just works!
- 10. @cattsmall Self-improvement I¡¯m a much better designer now!
- 13. @cattsmall What the heck are we making? I don¡¯t know what to do next...
- 20. @cattsmall@cattsmall Why process can be unhelpful
- 21. @cattsmall A long time ago? in a galaxy far, far away...
- 22. @cattsmall Baby designer Catt! I wanna be the very best!
- 23. @cattsmall Waterfall process Design Build ³¢²¹³Ü²Ô³¦³ó¸é±ð±ç¡¯²õ.
- 24. @cattsmall I don¡¯t understand why these decisions were made! Design Build ³¢²¹³Ü²Ô³¦³ó¸é±ð±ç¡¯²õ.
- 25. @cattsmall I have a feeling that this isn¡¯t going to turn out well. Design Build ³¢²¹³Ü²Ô³¦³ó¸é±ð±ç¡¯²õ.
- 26. @cattsmall This design is virtually impossible to build! Design Build ³¢²¹³Ü²Ô³¦³ó¸é±ð±ç¡¯²õ.
- 27. @cattsmall We¡¯re too far in now! Just ship this crap! Design Build ³¢²¹³Ü²Ô³¦³ó¸é±ð±ç¡¯²õ.
- 28. @cattsmall I can¡¯t believe they mangled my design Design Build Launch WTF???Req¡¯s.
- 29. @cattsmall It was a waste of? time, effort, and money.
- 30. @cattsmall Is there a better way?
- 34. @cattsmall 50-person company :) :):) :) 200-person company :) :):) :) 1,000-person company :) :):) :)
- 35. @cattsmall I learned from my mistakes.
- 37. @cattsmall Customer What do you do? What are your goals? Well... Product Designer
- 39. @cattsmall Built from the ground-up
- 41. @cattsmall Distraction 1: Right vs. wrong
- 42. @cattsmall
- 43. @cattsmall
- 44. @cattsmall I have an opinion!!!!11!1!!! Everyone
- 46. @cattsmall
- 47. @cattsmall PHPJava SQL C++ASP.NET Objective C C#Ruby JS Python
- 48. @cattsmall SQL C++ C# JS on JS Knockout MeteorBackbone Angular ReactEmber
- 50. @cattsmall But that doesn¡¯t work for our team... We should try this new method!
- 51. @cattsmall DO IT BY THE BOOK </> </> Hard to understand Wat???
- 53. @cattsmall Refusal to accept any standard short of perfection
- 54. @cattsmall The mind deflects the message of impossible expectations and literally pushes it into the body. Meredith Arthur, ¡°The Epidemic of Perfectionism¡±
- 55. @cattsmall Anxiety A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.
- 58. @cattsmall What this leads to
- 59. @cattsmall Problem 1: Power shifts & vacuums
- 60. @cattsmall But none of us know how it works... This is the best framework!
- 61. @cattsmall
- 63. @cattsmall Physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress
- 65. @cattsmall It is the harsh self-evaluative processes central to perfectionistic concerns that are understood to fuel the perfectionism- burnout relationship Andrew P. Hill & Thomas Curran, ¡°Multidimensional Perfectionism and Burnout¡±
- 68. @cattsmall You¡¯re doing a good job
- 70. @cattsmall I think we should use¨C What is our goal?
- 71. @cattsmall I still don¡¯t get what we¡¯re doing! Yeah! Me neither. How about we step back?
- 72. @cattsmall Method 3: Make your own process
- 74. @cattsmall Consider your context Company size Team composition
- 75. @cattsmall Create a deadline Start Finish!
- 76. @cattsmall Define who, what, when, where, why Define how
- 79. @cattsmall How do you like to work?
- 80. @cattsmall Lesson 2: Ignore trendy hotness
- 81. @cattsmall ¡°Fire Burning¡± by matthewvogel1234 on DeviantArt (lol)
- 82. @cattsmall React worked well for them, but Ember does the job for us!
- 84. @cattsmall //random integer method.? Lorem.prototype.randomInt = function (min, max) {? return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;? };? //text creator method with parameters: how many, what? Lorem.prototype.createText = function(count, type) {? switch (type) {? //paragraphs are loads of sentences.? case Lorem.TYPE.PARAGRAPH:? var paragraphs = new Array;? for (var i = 0; i < count; i++) {? var paragraphLength = Let¡¯s break down how this function works.
- 87. @cattsmall CHILL OUT WE DIDN¡¯T GO BY THE PROCESS OH MY GLOBBBB
- 88. @cattsmall That¡¯s not what the book says, but it works for us!
- 89. @cattsmall We¡¯re all gross meaty bump lumps
- 90. @cattsmall Lesson 5: Celebrate wins and opportunities to learn.
- 94. @cattsmall@cattsmall ¡ó Process is a double-edged sword. ¡ó One¡¯s right is another¡¯s wrong. ¡ó Power shifts/vacuums can happen when one person advocates for a new process or tool. In summary:
- 95. @cattsmall@cattsmall ¡ó Think about your context first. ¡ó Always define project goals. ¡ó Accept imperfection. ¡ó Don¡¯t worry about the new hotness. ¡ó Share what you learn. Advice:
- 96. @cattsmall Celebrate what you make! We¡¯re such an awesome team.
- 97. @cattsmall@cattsmall ¡ó UX Team of One ¡ó Overcoming Perfectionism ¡ó The Burnout Society ¡ó Unf*ck Your Brain ¡ó Therapy Resources:
- 98. @cattsmall Thank you. Questions? Tweet @cattsmall Gaming event in July: gdocexpo.com