taming the beast: ux for large drupal projects
DESCRIPTION
Session given at Design 4 Drupal Camp, 2013. Discusses the difference between UX for smaller projects and larger projects, and outlines some ways to make it work.TRANSCRIPT
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TAMING THE BEAST: STRATEGIC UX FOR LARGE DRUPAL PROJECTSDani Nordin, the zen kitchen
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Dani Nordin• UX designer, writer
and teacher• Specialize in UX and
Interaction Design for Drupal teams
• Founder, the zen kitchen
• Author, Drupal for Designers series
• Mother of this adorable little diva to my right ->
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UX DESIGN IS DIFFERENT WHEN BUILDING LARGER SITES
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Smaller Project UX• Fairly predictable• Can do in small teams or solo• Easy to see patterns in functionality/content• Blog• News Page• Events, etc.
• Often dealing with 1-3 stakeholders• Sites are often promotional, with limited functionality
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Larger project UX• Generally unpredictable—or predictable in really
annoying ways• Team dynamics are important, but messy• Patterns constantly shift• Decisionmakers, stakeholders and client contacts
constantly shift• Sites involve increasingly complex functionality and
content
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PROTOTYPE OUTSIDE OF DRUPAL.(WITH VERY FEW EXCEPTIONS).
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YOU AREN’T CURING CANCER, YOU’RE BUILDING A WEBSITE.