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Principles & Practices
In our studio, we always start with the simplest solution and introduce complexity only when necessary, not just for the user’s sake but also for our own sanity. We have to get the project done on time and within budget, and whatever we design needs to be easy to build and maintain as well.
Irene Pereyra • Universal Principles of UX: 100 Timeless Strategies to Create Positive Interactions between People and Technology (Rockport Universal)
Primer on how we design at @linear:
The main point is that the design is only a reference, never any kind of deliverable itself, so the way it's constructed doesn't really matter.
1. We screenshot the app and design on top of
2. Simple design system that has mostly colors, type and some basic components (rest you can screenshot/recreate)
3. We ... See more
Prioritize work to minimize opportunity cost. This prevents you from only pursuing incremental futures. In each quarter how much time to allocate incremental ~ 60%, to big new initiatives ~30%, to guidance & infrastructure ~10%.