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Sticking to UI/UX trends is a losing strategy

<p>Sometimes, people like to contribute to the design process, often without an invitation to do so:</p>
<ul>
<li>Boss wants me to use his favorite shade of blue</li>
<li>Marketing team thinks the logo needs more pop</li>
<li>Guy who delivers the mail says I need more white space</li>
<li>Developer says I should consider a serif font</li>
</ul>
<p id="cd91" class="graf--p graf-after--li">Today, everyone seems to think they’re a designer… and I think they’re right!</p>
<figure id="5000" class="graf--figure graf-after--p"><img class="progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image" src="https://cdn-images-2.medium.com/max/800/1*FxbBppmbrIhD7jxVFuY0yg.jpeg" data-src="https://cdn-images-2.medium.com/max/800/1*FxbBppmbrIhD7jxVFuY0yg.jpeg" /></figure>
<p id="624d" class="graf--p graf-after--figure">If design is a profession that most people go to school to learn, how caneveryone be a designer?</p>
<h3 id="5f21" class="graf--h3 graf-after--p">What is design?</h3>
<p id="8028" class="graf--p graf-after--h3">You’ve probably heard various definitions of design: Mocking things up in Photoshop, Building web pages, Drawing Pictures, Sketching things… or my favorite: Making things look pretty.</p>
<p id="a024" class="graf--p graf-after--p">While some of the definitions are things that a professional designer might do, they don’t really get to the root of what design is.</p>
<p id="f342" class="graf--p graf-after--p">According to our friend the dictionary, Merriam-Webster says to design is…</p>
<p>…“to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan.”</p>
<p id="8e41" class="graf--p graf-after--pullquote">This means when you strip away the artifacts of the design process, design is simply making a series of decisions according to any sort of plan.</p>
<p id="1618" class="graf--p graf-after--p">In a day, most of us will have designed:</p>
<ul>
<li>Our outfit for the day</li>
<li>Our breakfast</li>
<li>Our coffee</li>
<li>Our route to the office</li>
<li>Our meeting schedule</li>
<li>An email</li>
</ul>
<p id="6617" class="graf--p graf-after--li">…and loads more.</p>
<h3 id="134a" class="graf--h3 graf-after--p">Why do we need design professionals?</h3>
<p id="61f4" class="graf--p graf-after--h3">The role of a design professional is to facilitate the creative process and invite others to participate and contribute in the best way they can.</p>
<p id="c7ce" class="graf--p graf-after--p">What do these design pros do, exactly?</p>
<h4 id="70ea" class="graf--h4 graf-after--p">Lead the conversation</h4>
<ul>
<li>Why are we making the thing?</li>
<li>How are we making it?</li>
<li>What are we making?</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="2ffd" class="graf--h4 graf-after--li">Define the Problem</h4>
<ul>
<li>Who do we make things for?</li>
<li>What do they need?</li>
<li>How do we measure success?</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="5515" class="graf--h4 graf-after--li">Communicate ideas and concepts</h4>
<ul>
<li>Mockups</li>
<li>Wireframes</li>
<li>Prototypes</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="e7e8" class="graf--h3 graf-after--li">How can others participate in the design?</h3>
<p id="91c9" class="graf--p graf-after--h3">Sales reps, developers, analysts, marketers, and all the people that have a stake in a product or service have valuable insights to offer.</p>
<p id="ae38" class="graf--p graf-after--p graf--last">With the right person in the driver-seat, all of those insights will contribute to the decision-making process that is design.</p>


Everyone thinks they’re a designer…

Everyone thinks they’re a designer…

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