Let's Talk Documentation

Community Thoughts on Let's Talk Documentation...

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   In Search of the Design Documentation Unicorn by Dan Brown via EightShapes “Documentation (and communicating intent) is a design exercise. Designers need to be great at this because it belies an underlying understanding of how design works. It may seem counter-intuitive, but the key to great documentation, like any form of communication, is listening.”

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   Content Modelling: A Master Skill by Rachel Lovinger via A List Apart “More and more I find that the content model is one of the most important content strategy tools at my disposal. It allows me to represent content in a way that translates the intention, stakeholder needs, and functional requirements from the user experience design into something that can be built by developers implementing a CMS. The content model helps me make sure that the content vision becomes a reality.”

3. 3.	3 Steps to Bridging the Design/Development Gap by Michael Greff via InVision “Now, you may be thinking, “This isn’t my job. I’m not a technical person. I’m the creative, not the developer or project manager.” True enough. But if you don’t document, you risk seeing your vision derailed”

4. 4.	A Guide to Successful Design Handoffs by Mohammed Bilal via uxdesign.cc “A good product is a lot about the problem that you pick & the ideas that you implement. But a well-sorted & deliberate design-development process can play more than a handy role.”