Text input is coming for Figma prototypes! At least, I think it is, because you can now use variables and key interactions to mimic realistic typing. Check it out:
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If you're a designer working on internal tools (as I am!), relying too much on user input can be tempting but ultimately leads to dead ends and low-quality outcomes.
Of course, user input is critical to any design process. You must regularly engage with and understand what your users are trying to do. But user feedback is raw material. The value of user input isn't in receiving it, but what it gives you as directional guidance for further discovery.
What matters more than simply soliciting user feedback is analyzing it to identify underlying problems and opportunities for innovation.
Internal teams might think that because they serve those across the aisle within the same company, those individuals or groups know what the team needs to build. But feedback is only a mechanism for identifying surface-level perceptions.
To paraphrase Shreyas Doshi: “The real value comes from translating that feedback to unique insights and making creative choices from it.“
How can you encourage this mode of thinking in your team as a designer? By demonstrating how to go beyond collecting feedback and finding ways to identify patterns and underlying needs.
By pointing to trends from feedback and analytics, creating journey maps that elaborate on the before and after of user problems, and sharing contextual research wherein you explore issues or suggestions within the context of a broader workflow.
If you're designing internal tools: commit to leveraging the abundant information your team has access to produce more insightful, practical outputs.
#design #productdesign #userresearch
Of course, user input is critical to any design process. You must regularly engage with and understand what your users are trying to do. But user feedback is raw material. The value of user input isn't in receiving it, but what it gives you as directional guidance for further discovery.
What matters more than simply soliciting user feedback is analyzing it to identify underlying problems and opportunities for innovation.
Internal teams might think that because they serve those across the aisle within the same company, those individuals or groups know what the team needs to build. But feedback is only a mechanism for identifying surface-level perceptions.
To paraphrase Shreyas Doshi: “The real value comes from translating that feedback to unique insights and making creative choices from it.“
How can you encourage this mode of thinking in your team as a designer? By demonstrating how to go beyond collecting feedback and finding ways to identify patterns and underlying needs.
By pointing to trends from feedback and analytics, creating journey maps that elaborate on the before and after of user problems, and sharing contextual research wherein you explore issues or suggestions within the context of a broader workflow.
If you're designing internal tools: commit to leveraging the abundant information your team has access to produce more insightful, practical outputs.
#design #productdesign #userresearch
Many designers want to work on only the trendiest products. Which means there’s a tremendous need in less “cool looking” markets for strong designers; there is less competition to get jobs in those industries but still plenty of challenging and rewarding work.
Enterprise software, finance, law, government, public transportation, compliance, recruiting, and many more industries need good design.
The resulting work may not be something the web3 or AR crowds celebrate, but it’s the type of work that is incredibly rewarding.
Of course, not everyone can thrive in these spaces, but the lessons you learn in them can only bolster your skills and craft for later in your career.
#design #productdesign #designers
Enterprise software, finance, law, government, public transportation, compliance, recruiting, and many more industries need good design.
The resulting work may not be something the web3 or AR crowds celebrate, but it’s the type of work that is incredibly rewarding.
Of course, not everyone can thrive in these spaces, but the lessons you learn in them can only bolster your skills and craft for later in your career.
#design #productdesign #designers
