alt Hacker NewsIt’s amazing how many blank stares I get when I, as mobile engineer, tell stakeholders that we shouldn’t just implement some random interface idea they thought up in the shower and we instead need design input!
“But why can’t you just do it?” Because I recognise the importance of consistent UX and an IA that can actually be followed.
Just like developers, (proper) designers solve problems, an we need to stop asking them for faster bikes.
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An underrated senior engineer skill is saving stakeholders from their own worst impulses.
Too many people think being good at designing a UI primarily means knowing where to put something on a page.
There's a time and a place for it. If you already know exactly what the program needs to do, then sure, design a user interface. If you are still exploring the design space then it's better to try things out as quickly as possible even if the ui is rough.
> “But why can’t you just do it?”
The answer should be "because users will hate it and use a competing product that's better designed".
A shame that it isn't actually true any more.