Should Deliverables Be Pretty?

Episode 9 of the Design & Donuts podcast, hosted by Ryan Malkes, titled "Should Deliverables Be Pretty?" was published on September 2, 2021 and runs 26 minutes.

September 2, 2021 ·26m · Design & Donuts

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Summary

Today’s subject is how to be SEXY! Or more so, how to make your design deliverables easy on the eyes. UX design is a constant partitioning of time. Do you spend it designing? On methodology? On research? Emily says when you think of UX deliverables, the end project is what you have in mind and you need your plates to look beautiful in order to deliver impact. Delivering your findings with beautiful aesthetic design is half the battle. At what level of pretty do you need to be? The purpose of the deliverables is to create that empathy and approachability. When we think of deliverable, don’t think about “finished,” because we are always improving. Favorite quote from the episode from Ryan: I am in control of my donut destiny.

Episode Description

Today’s subject is how to be SEXY! Or more so, how to make your design deliverables easy on the eyes.

UX design is a constant partitioning of time. Do you spend it designing? On methodology? On research?

Emily says when you think of UX deliverables, the end project is what you have in mind and you need your plates to look beautiful in order to deliver impact. Delivering your findings with beautiful aesthetic design is half the battle.

At what level of pretty do you need to be? The purpose of the deliverables is to create that empathy and approachability.

When we think of deliverable, don’t think about “finished,” because we are always improving.

Favorite quote from the episode from Ryan: I am in control of my donut destiny.

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