Sass: The gateway drug for designers who like to code
Name : Adekunle Oduye
Location : Cascadia, USA
Email : adekunleoduye@gmail.com
Twitter : @adekunleoduye
GitHub : @adekunleoduye
Url(s) : www.adekunleoduye.com
The story you'd like to tell
Today a lot of designers are learning how to code to understand the medium they work with. Some just learn the basics of HTML and CSS, but some (like me) get addicted and go a little further.
This addiction isn’t a bad thing. Using technologies like Sass & JS is a great way for designers to validate their user experience and interaction design solutions. Designing a product is more than how it looks --it’s how it functions when users interact with it. The like tools like Sass and JS, make it easier for designer to prototype with real data and have an application that can be tested with real users.
Early in my career, before I knew how to code, I was creating a lot of mockups that I would spent months on and then pass to the developer. But I felt something was missing within this design process. Not until I learned how to code….and to do it quickly, was I able to see a the deficiencies in the UX and interaction design of a product.
After spending years designing sites and applications with static design comps, I felt that this process made sites stagnant and unintuitive. I realized after I learned Sass and lately Javascript, I became addicted because it gave me the power to design and test out my solutions and gave me the experience to communicate with the developers that would build my design.
The audience will learn:
How Sass + JS can be used to test UX & Interaction design solutions
How learning Sass + JS improve process and relationship with developers
How it can speed up the the feedback process with product owners, stakeholders and clients
Speaker Bio
Adekunle Oduye is a Product Designer at Nasdaq OMX, where he’s part of 30 person team designing web-based products that serve communications, public relations, and investor relations professionals. Adekunle main skillset includes interaction/user interface design and front-end development….making him the ultimate weapon! Outside of Nasdaq, Adekunle is a co-organizer for SassConf and Gotham SassMeetup and sometimes does side projects that revolve around painting, UX/UI or front-end development.
Sass: The gateway drug for designers who like to code
The story you'd like to tell
Today a lot of designers are learning how to code to understand the medium they work with. Some just learn the basics of HTML and CSS, but some (like me) get addicted and go a little further. This addiction isn’t a bad thing. Using technologies like Sass & JS is a great way for designers to validate their user experience and interaction design solutions. Designing a product is more than how it looks --it’s how it functions when users interact with it. The like tools like Sass and JS, make it easier for designer to prototype with real data and have an application that can be tested with real users.
Early in my career, before I knew how to code, I was creating a lot of mockups that I would spent months on and then pass to the developer. But I felt something was missing within this design process. Not until I learned how to code….and to do it quickly, was I able to see a the deficiencies in the UX and interaction design of a product.
After spending years designing sites and applications with static design comps, I felt that this process made sites stagnant and unintuitive. I realized after I learned Sass and lately Javascript, I became addicted because it gave me the power to design and test out my solutions and gave me the experience to communicate with the developers that would build my design.
The audience will learn:
Speaker Bio
Adekunle Oduye is a Product Designer at Nasdaq OMX, where he’s part of 30 person team designing web-based products that serve communications, public relations, and investor relations professionals. Adekunle main skillset includes interaction/user interface design and front-end development….making him the ultimate weapon! Outside of Nasdaq, Adekunle is a co-organizer for SassConf and Gotham SassMeetup and sometimes does side projects that revolve around painting, UX/UI or front-end development.