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Design 101 for Product Managers and Engineers

Design 101 for Product Managers and Engineers Design 101 for Product Managers and Engineers

Presented on March 22, 2017 at Columbia University.

I’m not a designer. Let me start with that. I’m a developer, and I currently work in product management, so I’ve worked with a lot of great designers, but I’m not one myself. 

For many, design can seem like magic — a dark art that only a few can master. This isn’t the case. I like to think that I bring the outsider’s view on this topic, and might be able to offer some insight into how engineers, PMs, and everyone else can pick up a bit of design.

I gave this talk at Columbia, which covers how first-time designers can pick up the basics: space, grids, color, type, illustration, from a propsective of understadning cognition, and human-centered design. Enjoy!

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