Why Designers Should Understand Development (and vice versa)...

Why Designers Should Understand Development (and vice versa)

Great products don’t happen because design or development did an amazing job alone. They happen when both sides understand each other well enough to build what’s beautiful and what’s possible.

When designers understand development:

- They create layouts that are realistic to build

- They think in components, not chaos

- They hand off fewer “impossible” ideas

- They save the team time and reduce friction

When developers understand design:

- They maintain visual consistency

- They protect the integrity of the user experience

- They choose the right interaction patterns

- They build with empathy for the user, not just the code

At the end of the day, the best teams don’t work in silos.

Design + Development = Better Products. Always.