The Psychology Behind Pair Designing

☯ + Pair Design(@ Mozilla SF)

P Pair with us? @ PairDesign.co hashtag #pairdesign Follow us @pairdesigncoLess redesigns. More clarity. D We are getdopamine.com

This isn’t just a talk(some talks = 1 way convo + q&a)

Let’s have aconversation.let’s pair together.

Do you pair?(yes? raise your hand.)

Do you do informal design reviews?(yes? raise your hand.)

Do you work side by side or via skype?(yes? raise your hand.)

If you answered yes to any of those q’s:You are pairing. kinda.

Pair Programming • 1 monitor • 2 keyboards • 2 mice • both taking turns • backseat/front seat

Pair Design • two designers • one keyboard • one mouse (or 2) • one love

Increasinginformation ﬂow

Increasing critical thinking

= Pair Design

Let’s pair,right now.

v“ I’m a visual designer “

u“I’m a user experience designer“

?“I’m a ______________________ “

(pairing time) found a partner?

☯ Let’s imagine a context.Who? FireFox User Experience TeamWhat? FireFox users want to tweet their bookmarks

+ How would you try todesign & test this idea?

One idea:Start small. Pair designers togetherand prototype a design w/ a product,front-end, ux designer.ex. UX Designer + Viz Designer =talk to users w/ a prototype that youbuild together.

Now, let’s solve a real problem together. 1. take a screenshot ofa real app you’re working on2. open up your preferreddesign tool and paste it in.

What design problemwill you solve together?

(design time)

what did you experience?• Did it hurt to pair?• Did you have fun?• Did you share design skills?

what if you could ...• have a better design in less time• redesign less• have an attitude of action (think,make, check)• communicate better• let go of your design ego andsay “I don’t know how, show me.”

Our hypothesis:pairing makes designtime more efﬁcient.

Help us with P.A.I.R = P airers A gainst I nefﬁciency & R ework)

Attempt to pair failed. Please try again.

Pairing failed? Try again.• Pairing isn’t for everyone! (It’s not a perfect process,try to evolve it.)• Pick the right phases of the design process to pair (ex.rough, proto, high-fedility, you don’t have to pair 100%the time.• Ask for feedback + ask for quiet time.• Try online design & review tools to provide feedback.(ex. We use Pixelapse.com )

Challenge!1. Try pairing again this week.2. Report back & give us feedback@ info@pairdesign.co3. Was it good? bad?4. Need more help? Let us know.

(Visual + Interaction Designer) (UX + Behavior Designer) + We pair well together :)

Thanks. PPair together.

Find your pair. (Like this idea? Contact us) info@PairDesign.co Tweet @pairdesignco + @getdopamine w/ hashtag #pairdesignThanks for pairing with us. D We are getdopamine.com

The Psychology Behind Pair Designing

by Karl Dotter

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