The path to a clean, complete, well-considered product is messy, messy, messy.

Leah Buley
Leah Buley

A veteran of the experience design industry, author of the book The User Experience Team of One, and VP of Experience at Publicis Sapient.

You generally have to throw away a lot of work before you get to something that you keep. And often you don’t know what should be kept and what’s headed for the trash until you get other people involved in the process.

Damien Newman The Squiggle
Damien Newman created “the squiggle” to convey the messiness of the design process.

But showing your colleagues the messy design process can be a bit like making sausage: sometimes it can ruin their appetite for the meal. The trick is to follow an iterative design process that enables you to do your best work, but also brings people along for the ride.

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The text above was taken and slightly edited from the following sources.

The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide

The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide (Book) by Leah Buley

  • Design & Arts
  • Complexity
  • Design Process
  • Design Thinking
  • Product Development
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