The Design Process

Processes change team to team and over time, but the general structure remains. Starting with an area to explore, some might call this a problem space or growth area to execution and putting a solution in from of your users. A key concept to a successful process is the willingness to throw away ideas and bring in new ones, a good mix of divergent and convergent concepts.

• Research / Discovery
  • Research methods
    • Luma’s Looking / Understanding methods
  • Workflow Analysis
• Ideation
  • Luma’s Making methods
• Iteration
  • Divergent & convergent thinking
  • Design crits
• User Testing
• Building
  • Design + Dev Collaboration (Future Class)
• Ship it! 🚢
• Iteration

Resources

• Human-Centered Design Framework
• Presumptive Design

Readings

• 5 Stages in the Design Thinking Process
• 4 Invisible User Experiences you Never Knew About
• The 6 Levels of UX Maturity