Inside Designer-Developer Collaboration: Real Talk with Both Sides
60mins
Designers and developers are the builders in our product teams, each with their own tools and processes. It’s natural to have some tension between them, but why is it so common to see their workflows clashing (leading to rework and inconsistencies)?
Is it misaligned expectations? Tooling issues? Resentment? External pressure?
To get honest answers, we brought both sides together for a heart-to-heart.
Speakers
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Mikaila Weaver
Principal Designer
@Eventbrite
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Arturo Silva
Technical Architect
@The Washington Post
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Yann Braga
Software Engineer
@Storybook
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Vanessa Gregorchik
Product Designer
@The 19th
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Mark Figuereido
Manager, Design Ops
@T. Rowe Price
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Elliot Tu
Growth & Community
@Zeplin
During this session, we'll cover:
- What designers and devs enjoy most/least about working with each other
- The real causes of designer-developer misalignment
- Practical solutions for better documentation, organization, and other top design-to-dev challenges (and where Zeplin is invaluable)
- Requirements for a “good” design-to-development workflow
- Advice for new designers and devs on how to be great collaborators