What do developers want from designers?
The designer-developer relationship just might be the most important partnership in business today.
But what makes a good partnership hasn’t always been clear. Designers have their perspective, of course, but wouldn’t you also like to know what developers think?
Figma recently conducted a survey of 200 front-end engineers to find out how they like working with designers.
- Uncover what developers think designers need to know about the development process
- Find out when they think they should be brought into the design process
- Discover what impact improved collaboration could have on business performance.
Download the report.
How can we keep designers and developers aligned?
We asked designers at our Config 2023 London Watch Party how they like to work with developers. Find out how closer alignment could impact the product development process.
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FAQ: What have we learned?
Our report shows that a new era of product design is emerging, one that thrives on workflow collaboration.
The Designer/Developer relationship just might be the most important partnership in business today. However, miscommunication or lack of communication can lead to project delays.
92% of developers would like designers to know more about the development process.
They do, a lot. But 80% of developers think their business would benefit from designers and developers working even more closely together.
55% of front-end developers would like to be brought into the design process earlier. Plenty also think designers should know how to code.
Developers and designers use a range of tools to work together, including collaborative design tools that help designer to developer handoff.
55% of developers think improving the relationship between dev and design would achieve a faster time to market. New design and development tools could help.
