Design for the Developer

“That's really useful, but it looks like it was designed by a developer.”

Ever heard that? Want to fix it? Think you don't have design ability?

Here's a dirty little secret, design is a skill, it can be learned. This session will take you through the basics of design theory for applications. By the end you should be on your way to building not just useful apps that people have to use, but awesome apps that people love to use.

Topics to include:

  • Design Dos and Don'ts
  • Planning a Design
  • Design Fundamentals
  • Layout
  • Typography

Terry Ryan

About Terry Ryan

Terry Ryan is a Worldwide Developer Evangelist for Adobe. The job basically entails helping developers using Adobe technologies to be successful. His focus is on web and mobile technologies including expertise in both Flash and HTML. Previous to that, he spent a decade working in various technical roles at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Terry is also the author of Driving Technical Change, a Pragmatic Bookshelf title. It's about convincing reluctant co-workers to adopt new tools and ideas.

He blogs at http://terrenceryan.com/blog and is tpryan on Twitter.

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