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Episode Synopsis
Design for Developers
One of the biggest things that developers struggle with is design. It’s easy to look at an application and know that it looks terrible, but hard to explain why.
This episode we’re joined by Steve Schoger, co-author of the hugely popular Refactoring UI. We’ll learn some design tips and dive into the story behind the book as well as his other projects Hero Patterns and Hero Icons.
Show notes
1:40 - Who are you? Tell us a bit more about your coding/design journey.
10:22 - What is your typical day-to-day?
15:40 - What are Hero Patterns and Hero Icons?
21:25 - What is Refactoring UI?
31:40 - What area of design do you think developers struggle the most with?
34:11 - What are the differences between UX design and visual design?
36:56 - Design tips for developers.
41:40 - Where to find Steve online.
Resources
Refactoring UI
Steve's Twitter
Steve's Portfolio
Steve's YouTube
Adam Wathan's Twitter
Adam Wathan's Portfolio
Tailwind CSS
Hero Patterns
Hero Icons
Refactoring UI Screencasts
Transcript
We provide transcripts for all of our episodes. You can find them here!
One of the biggest things that developers struggle with is design. It’s easy to look at an application and know that it looks terrible, but hard to explain why.
This episode we’re joined by Steve Schoger, co-author of the hugely popular Refactoring UI. We’ll learn some design tips and dive into the story behind the book as well as his other projects Hero Patterns and Hero Icons.
Show notes
1:40 - Who are you? Tell us a bit more about your coding/design journey.
10:22 - What is your typical day-to-day?
15:40 - What are Hero Patterns and Hero Icons?
21:25 - What is Refactoring UI?
31:40 - What area of design do you think developers struggle the most with?
34:11 - What are the differences between UX design and visual design?
36:56 - Design tips for developers.
41:40 - Where to find Steve online.
Resources
Refactoring UI
Steve's Twitter
Steve's Portfolio
Steve's YouTube
Adam Wathan's Twitter
Adam Wathan's Portfolio
Tailwind CSS
Hero Patterns
Hero Icons
Refactoring UI Screencasts
Transcript
We provide transcripts for all of our episodes. You can find them here!
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