Bridging UX and Web Development: Better Results through Team Integration

by Jack Moffett

Overview

The divide between UX and Web development can be stifling. Bridging UX and Web Development prepares you to break down those walls by teaching you how to integrate with your team's developers. You examine the process from their perspective, discovering tools and coding principles that will help you bridge the gap between design and implementation. With these tried and true approaches, you'll be able to capitalize on a more productive work environment. Whether you're a novice UX professional finding your place in the software industry and looking to nail down your technical skills, or a seasoned UI designer looking for practical information on how to integrate your team with development, this is the must-have resource for your UX library. - Establish a collaboration lifecycle, mapping design activities to counterparts in the software development process - Learn about software tools that will improve productivity and collaboration - Work through step-by-step exercises that teach font-end coding principles to improve your prototyping and implementation activities - Discover practical, usable HTML and CSS examples - Uncover tips for working with various developer personas

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128007877
Publisher:	Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
Publication date:	06/06/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

With a BFA in Graphic Design from West Virginia University and a Masters in Interaction Design from Carnegie Mellon, Jack has been designing web, desktop, and mobile applications for over a decade. He has worked in both research and industry environments and has been teaching design part-time for more than eight years at WVU. As Senior Interaction Designer at Inmedius, a Boeing Company, Jack's responsibilities cover the gamut from initial user research and product conceptualization through to implementation and testing. As such, his skill set includes visual design, information design, and front-end implementation. He has designed software tools for Lockheed Martin, Shell, DaimlerChrysler, Eaton, and many organizations within the U.S. military, including Joint Service Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Naval Reactors, and NCIS. Jack has spoken at conferences and led workshops to teach designers how to integrate with their development teams and participate in implementation. He co-founded IxDA Pittsburgh and writes about design on designaday.tumblr.com.
With a BFA in Graphic Design from West Virginia University and a Masters in Interaction Design from Carnegie Mellon, Jack has been designing web, desktop, and mobile applications for over a decade. He has worked in both research and industry environments and has been teaching design part-time for more than eight years at WVU. As Senior Interaction Designer at Inmedius, a Boeing Company, Jack’s responsibilities cover the gamut from initial user research and product conceptualization through to implementation and testing. As such, his skill set includes visual design, information design, and front-end implementation. He has designed software tools for Lockheed Martin, Shell, DaimlerChrysler, Eaton, and many organizations within the U.S. military, including Joint Service Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Naval Reactors, and NCIS. Jack has spoken at conferences and led workshops to teach designers how to integrate with their development teams and participate in implementation. He co-founded IxDA Pittsburgh and writes about design on designaday.tumblr.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Working with Developers for Fun & ProfitChapter 1: State of the IndustryChapter 2: Looking for GroupChapter 3: The Collaboration Lifecycle Part II: Sitting in the Driver's SeatChapter 4: Why HTML & CSS?Chapter 5: Tooling UpChapter 6: Formatting StandardsChapter 7: OOCSSChapter 8: Owning BehaviorChapter 9: Looking Toward the Horizon Conclusion: Not The EndReferences and ResourcesGlossary

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The first and only book to help UX professionals bridge the gap between designer and developer, enabling you to create a more productive and healthy work environment.