Episode 12 - Can tech founders learn how to design - with Nathan Powell

Push to Prod

We chat about design UI and UX with Nathan Powell and discuss wether technical founders can learn to be good Product Designers.

• [01:00] - Intro to Nathan Powell and today's topic - Design
• [02:28] - Nathan's Background
• [05:20] - Definitions, Product, UI/UX & Engineering
• [09:54] - Nathan's Experience on dealing with Developer built designs
• [15:30] - Is it ok to be scrappy in design in a startup, to get things shipped?
• [22:20] - How design is really about building relationships and trust
• [32:10] - Taking action and spending time to learn
• [34:00] - Figma & and other tools
• [38:00] - Other tips and resources to kick off on the right foot
• [42:25] - Closing out

Resources mentioned

RefactoringUI - https://www.refactoringui.com/
The Design of Everyday Things - https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expanded/dp/0465050654/
Undercover User Experience Design - https://www.amazon.com/Undercover-Experience-Design-Voices-Matter/dp/0321719905/
Don't make me Think - https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability-dp-0321965515/dp/0321965515/

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