Post on 17-Aug-2014
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Using systems to survive a redesign
By Federico Holgado
Why?
New MailChimp screenshot
But why are redesigns so hard?
Why is designing software so hard?
Why does building construction suck so bad?
– Refabricating Architecture
“The traditional building paradigm is to gather all the parts of a building on site and then
assemble them piece by piece.”
sound familiar?
Grading the land
Foundation
Structural
Plumbing
Interior
Linear process == SLOW
How has the automotive industry been successful?
Systems
Processes
Toyota Production System
Let’s learn from the construction industry.
why?
!= bootstrap
components FTW
slats
popovers
dijit tabs
less code
back end <3
front end
Copy/paste from PL
designers <3
front end
Vertical rhythm
speed
campaigns mobile screenshot
exports mobile screenshot
how?
HOW?
HOW?
from zero to hero
first class citizen
MAKE IT PUBLIC
what’s the catch?
change
re-education
pattern library
constraint
thank you