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    1. Developers are from Mars, Designers are from Venus. Chad Udell 360|Flex: Indianapolis - 2009 Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    2. A little context I’m a Designer Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    3. A little context I’m a Developer Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    4. What’s the difference? Let’s start with some generalizations. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    5. What’s the difference? Developers are killjoys, squashing creativity to make a deadline or taking the easy way out to build functionality in to the application. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    6. What’s the difference? Designers are fun but reckless, they create great work but aren’t concerned with the bottom line. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    7. What’s the difference? A little reality, please. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    8. What’s the difference? A little reality, please. While each may contain a grain of truth, both are way off. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    9. We Need Both We are on a team, right? Work habits and communication styles need to be standardized to succeed. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    10. Change Needed Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    11. Change Needed Designers need to be practical and able to move on when the goals are achieved. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    12. Change Needed Designers need to be practical and able to move on when the goals are achieved. You must remember the scope of the project! Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    13. Change Needed Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    14. Change Needed Developers need to realize that design does matter. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    15. Change Needed Developers need to realize that design does matter. Ideas need to be able to mature. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    16. Integration Points Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    17. Integration Points Process, Process, Process Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    18. Integration Points Process, Process, Process “4D’s” Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    19. Integration Points Process, Process, Process “4D’s” What works for you and your company? Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    20. Integration Points Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    21. Integration Points Workflow? Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    22. Integration Points Workflow? Who is in on that first meeting? Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    23. Integration Points Workflow? Who is in on that first meeting? Which team is serving which on this project? Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    24. Integration Points Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    25. Integration Points File Organization Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    26. Integration Points File Organization Directory Structure is Not a Battlefield! Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    27. Integration Points Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    28. Integration Points Naming Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    29. Integration Points Naming “blue mockup 8 14 08.psd” or “mock1.psd” what will mean more when the project is complete? visualrinse.com/2007/06/12/deep-thoughts-on-file-naming- conventions/ Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    30. Integration Points SVN=OMG! Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    31. Integration Points Versioning SVN=OMG! Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    32. Integration Points Versioning SVN? SVN=OMG! Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    33. Integration Points Versioning SVN? Version Cue SVN=OMG! Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    34. Integration Points Versioning SVN? Version Cue SVN=OMG! GridIron Software’s “Flow” is a move in the right direction. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    35. Integration Points Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    36. Integration Points Taxonomy Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    37. Integration Points Taxonomy Standardize the way you talk about things! http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/et650_online/ mapps/Glossary.html Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    38. Integration Points Taxonomy Standardize the way you talk about things! http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/et650_online/ mapps/Glossary.html Are they wireframes or block diagrams? Mockups or Comps? Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    39. Integration Points Taxonomy Standardize the way you talk about things! http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/et650_online/ mapps/Glossary.html Are they wireframes or block diagrams? Mockups or Comps? Don’t get overly jargon-y or use it as a weapon. TLA dueling and art history barbs just lead to animosity. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    40. Moving Forward Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    41. Moving Forward Development 101 Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    42. Moving Forward Development 101 Designers, realize that pure Graphic Design will not save you! Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    43. Moving Forward Development 101 Designers, realize that pure Graphic Design will not save you! Change the toolset to meet development specs. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    44. Moving Forward Development 101 Designers, realize that pure Graphic Design will not save you! Change the toolset to meet development specs. When things are slow, opt to take on some typically “developer” tasks. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    45. Moving Forward Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    46. Moving Forward Design 101 Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    47. Moving Forward Design 101 Developers, no one likes programmer art! Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    48. Moving Forward Design 101 Developers, no one likes programmer art! Use palettes from sites like Kuler or ColourLovers to avoid eyesores. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    49. Moving Forward Design 101 Developers, no one likes programmer art! Use palettes from sites like Kuler or ColourLovers to avoid eyesores. Skins and themes for your apps are out there. Check out Scalenine.com for some great Flex themes. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    50. Moving Forward Design 101 Developers, no one likes programmer art! Use palettes from sites like Kuler or ColourLovers to avoid eyesores. Skins and themes for your apps are out there. Check out Scalenine.com for some great Flex themes. Use great stencils for your wireframes, Graffletopia, Balsamiq, etc. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    51. Changing Process Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    52. Changing Process Teamwork FTW! Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    53. Changing Process Teamwork FTW! Parallel Design and Development Tracks Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    54. Changing Process Teamwork FTW! Parallel Design and Development Tracks Rapid App Development (Blend, Catalyst) Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    55. Changing Process Teamwork FTW! Parallel Design and Development Tracks Rapid App Development (Blend, Catalyst) Proximity matters: Down the Hall vs Over the Wall. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    56. Changing Process Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    57. Changing Process Tech to try Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    58. Changing Process Tech to try Let your designers help with XML (yes, even designing schema) Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    59. Changing Process Tech to try Let your designers help with XML (yes, even designing schema) Have your Devs prep some graphics and maybe even do some skin design from time to time Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    60. Changing Process Tech to try Let your designers help with XML (yes, even designing schema) Have your Devs prep some graphics and maybe even do some skin design from time to time Does your toolset allow for component creation? Teach your designers how they work! Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    61. Changing Process Tech to try Let your designers help with XML (yes, even designing schema) Have your Devs prep some graphics and maybe even do some skin design from time to time Does your toolset allow for component creation? Teach your designers how they work! Create APIs for the designers to use! Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    62. Changing Process Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    63. Changing Process Presentation and Pitching Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    64. Changing Process Presentation and Pitching Unified front! Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    65. Changing Process Presentation and Pitching Unified front! Who leads? Who follows? Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    66. Growing Forward Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    67. Growing Forward How do you keep the afterglow? Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    68. Growing Forward How do you keep the afterglow? Lunch and Learns Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    69. Growing Forward How do you keep the afterglow? Lunch and Learns Sharing “AHA”s via a team blog Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    70. Growing Forward Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    71. Growing Forward Realizing the benefits Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    72. Growing Forward Realizing the benefits Measuring Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    73. Growing Forward Realizing the benefits Measuring End of Project recaps Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    74. Growing Forward Realizing the benefits Measuring End of Project recaps Keeping up with trends and tech Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    75. Following Up visualrinse.com Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    76. Following Up visualrinse.com This presentation for download Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    77. Following Up visualrinse.com This presentation for download Reading list Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    78. Following Up visualrinse.com This presentation for download Reading list More posts on this topic - category: “ria” Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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