Articulating Design Decisions by Tom Greever

Articulating Design Decisions

Communicate With Stakeholders, Keep Your Sanity, and Deliver the Best User Experience

Tom Greever

O'Reilly Media · Print & ebook · September 8, 2020

Talking to people about your designs might seem like a basic skill, but it can be difficult to do well.

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Who it’s for
A practical guide to making design conversations clearer, more attentive, and easier to move forward.
Themes
Presenting design decisions, Stakeholder communication, Responding to feedback
Genres
Meetings & Presentations, Design, Human-Computer Interaction

About this book

Talking to people about your designs might seem like a basic skill, but it can be difficult to do well. In many cases, how you communicate with stakeholders, clients, and other nondesigners may be more important than the designs themselves. Because if you canâ??t get their support, your work will never see the light of dayâ??no matter how good it is. This practical guide focuses on principles, tactics, and actionable methods for presenting your designs.

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Whether you design apps, websites, or products, youâ??ll learn how to get support from people who have influence over the project with the goal of creating the best user experience. - Walk through the process of preparing and presenting your designs - Understand stakeholder perspectives and learn how to empathize with them - Cultivate both implicit and explicit listening skills - Learn tactics and strategies for expressing the most effective response to feedback - Create the right documentation for your decisions to avoid repeated conversations - Learn why following through is just as important as the meeting itself

Design, Explained

A practical guide to making design conversations clearer, more attentive, and easier to move forward.

Come here for

  • Presenting app, website, or product designs to stakeholders
  • Listening well and responding constructively to feedback

Expect

  • Preparation, presentation, and follow-through guidance
  • Practical methods for building support for design decisions

Where it sits

Meetings & Presentations56%
Human-Computer Interaction30%
Design24%

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Publisher categories

  • Decision-Making & Problem Solving
  • Web Design
  • UI/UX Design
  • Product Design
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  • Industrial Design
  • Tech Writing
Authors
Tom Greever
Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Published
September 8, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Presenting design decisions · Stakeholder communication · Responding to feedback
Reading lane
Decision-Making & Problem Solving