Two things have always helped to ensure my designs are always executable: 1. Make sure the project has a designated front-end developer, and be VERY close to that person (or actually BE that person, as I prefer). 2. Always be ahead of the development team. I agree with Brandon that if you're constantly behind the development team, they'll proceed without you.
Also, I prefer to build the front-end code for my projects, when there is no front-end developer. I don't believe developers make bad designers (I've been both), but I do believe it's very difficult to dedicate the right amount and appropriate attention to both the back-end and front-end at the same time. My favorite projects have been those where the developers handled all of the controllers and models, got the info on the page, and left it to me to finish the UI. From discussions with those developers, they agreed that not having to worry about the UI was a refreshing change of pace for them. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44968 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
