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Don't just let your designers hand over the results. Make them pair on work with the engineers. This way, they will - get to know each other - get a better un
by andor 4y ago
Don't just let your designers hand over the results. Make them pair on work with the engineers. This way, they will
- get to know each other
- get a better understanding of each other's work: what is important in the design and what is not, why is the design like it is, what is difficult to implement, how much effort certain tasks are, etc.
Another trick is to ask engineers for design input, e.g. in sketching sessions or design reviews.
As an engineer, I think Figma is a great tool. I can see exactly how the UI should look like, including all the details like colors, fonts and margins.
- powerhour 4y agoIME Figma lacks crucial features that make it less useful than it could be: * no global text search * no way to anchor comments to elements (so if content is moved, comment context is lost) * no way to quickly compare versions of designs * no way to "subscribe" to an element so you get notifications when it is changed There are definitely some advantages to Figma. It's mostly better than sharing MS paint drawings. But it has a long way to go for it to become a good tool for developer/design interaction. Again, IME.
- creativenolo 4y agoIs there anything that offers what you are looking for?
- sahilk 4y agoZeplin allows you some of these things.
- creativenolo 4y agoBut Zeplin loads Figma files (and others)? I assumed zeplin was a different part of the pipeline.
- russelldjimmy 4y agoProduct designer here. Yes, I agree with you. I would also encourage a longer-term view. Having cycled through different design tools, it is my experience that Figma is the best (or least bad, depending on how you see it) tool out there. They have been slowly, but steadily, adding features that have a legitimate value add for designers and engineers both. I read this as a signal that they understand the pains of both parties and they are cooking up features that will eventually solve these pains. No one else is doing this. Sketch has been a total disappointment in this regard. I was a Sketch user for years until I switched to Figma. Sketch is an example in contrast - they release features that are either late to the party, or don’t have significant value add. tl;dr I believe patience will pay off. I think design tools are on the right trajectory.