Design for Developers • Stephanie Stimac & Sophie Freiermuth • GOTO 2023

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. #GOTOcon #GOTObookclub http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Read the full transcription of the interview here: https://gotopia.tech/episodes/251/design-for-developers Stephanie Stimac - Author of "Design for Developers" and Design & UX Consultant @seaotta__ Sophie Freiermuth - UX & Service Design, Manager, Strategist, Designer, Trainer, Coach, CSPO @sophiefreiermuth2553 RESOURCES Get 35% discount on all Manning products with code: *ytGOTO35* http://mng.bz/z5RQ Stephanie https://seaotta.dev https://twitter.com/seaotta https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniestimac https://github.com/ststimac https://www.instagram.com/seaotta Sophie https://twitter.com/wickedgeekie https://wakelet.com/@SophieFreiermuth https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiefrei https://github.com/wickedgeekie DESCRIPTION Design for Developers reveals essential design and UX principles every web developer needs to know. You’ll love the book’s developer-centric approach, which demonstrates new ideas with examples from popular sites and user interfaces. Discover insightful techniques for user research, and learn to use color, typography, and layout to create communicative web visuals. By the time you’re done reading, you’ll know it’s true: having good design sense will make you a better web developer! In Design for Developers you will learn how to: • Use color, typography, and layout to create hierarchy on a web page • Apply color palettes consistently in a user interface • Choose the correct typefaces and fonts • Conduct user research to validate design decisions • Quickly plan a website’s layout and structure * Book description: © Manning: https://www.manning.com/books/design-for-developers The interview is based on the book "Design for Developers": https://amzn.to/3EhuN4T TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 00:40 The story behind the book 03:25 What is design? 08:24 Smart design for devs, by devs 14:36 Design skills for building products 21:15 A sequel to “Design for Developers” 23:26 Making colors accessible 26:40 Handling “I don’t like that color” feedback 36:11 Hands-on design 39:24 Leave a door open to grow 44:59 Outro RECOMMENDED BOOKS Stephanie Stimac • Design for Developers • https://amzn.to/3EhuN4T Christian Clausen • Five Lines of Code • https://amzn.to/3s2zjyg Martin Fowler • Refactoring • https://amzn.to/3EVcHXQ Kevlin Henney & Trisha Gee • 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know • https://amzn.to/3kiTwJJ Kevlin Henney • 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know • https://amzn.to/2Yahf9U https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Design #DesignForDevs #DesignForDevelopers #Frontend #ComputerScience #SoftwareEngineering #ColorTheory #StephanieStimac #SophieFreiermuth #Programming Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1