Overview
Designers design, and developers develop, that’s the way it’s always been. But the process is flawed, with designers routinely handing off final designs that are hard to understand, and sometimes impossible to build. Instead of a match-the-picture approach, we should consider design and code as two parts of one thing. By adapting how we work and think about our work, we can bridge the gaps, and enable team members on both sides to work better, and faster.
The team at Loblaw Digital will outline their strategies for moving towards a more seamless transition between design and code, using systematic practices, design tokens, generative tools, and challenging traditional roles.
Objective
Improve design/dev handoff with systematic practices and tools
Things Audience Members Will Learn
- Technological tools that LD uses to bring designs into code
- How to create useful handoff documentation
- Training designers to design for code
- Process adaptations that facilitate handoff
- How design tokens can be used to empower designers and unburden developers
Target Audience
Front end developers that interact with UX/Product designers
