This document discusses the benefits of pair design, where two designers work together using one keyboard, mouse, and monitor. Pair design is presented as increasing information flow, critical thinking, and communication between designers. It can result in better designs created in less time by reducing reworks through collaboration. The document encourages trying pair design and providing feedback on the experience.

1. ☯ +
Pair
Design
(@ Mozilla SF)

2. P
Pair with us?
@ PairDesign.co
hashtag #pairdesign
Follow us @pairdesignco
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3. This isn’t just
a talk
(some talks = 1 way
convo + q&a)

4. Let’s have a
conversation.
let’s pair together.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Why?

12. Increasing
information
flow

13. Increasing
critical
thinking

14. = Pair Design

15. Let’s pair,
right now.

16. v
“ I’m a visual designer “

17. u
“I’m a user experience designer“

18. ?
“I’m a ______________________ “

19. (pairing time)
found a partner?

20. ☯
Let’s imagine a context.
Who? FireFox User Experience Team
What? FireFox users want to tweet
their bookmarks

21. +
How would you try to
design & test this idea?

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

23. Now, let’s solve a
real problem together.
1. take a screenshot of
a real app you’re working on
2. open up your preferred
design tool and paste it in.

24. What design problem
will you solve together?

25. (design time)

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

27. 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 and
say “I don’t know how, show me.”

28. Our hypothesis:
pairing makes design
time more efficient.

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

30. Attempt to pair failed. Please try again.

31. 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 )

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

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

34. Thanks.
P
Pair together.

35. Find your pair.
(Like this idea? Contact us)
info@PairDesign.co
Tweet @pairdesignco + @getdopamine
w/ hashtag #pairdesign
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