Compared to the Full Stack
Designer, we seem to be more familiar with the Full Stack Developers. So what
is full stack designer exactly? Can we simply think he/she is a versatile
designer?
In the past, designers and
developers have a clear role assignment. They
rarely do the both at the same time. While with the changes in product design
and the evolution of team collaboration, many web designers are able to manage
web developing and UX design at
present.
So there comes a question:
what’s the character of the so-called full stack designer? He/She is only a
designer? Also coding while being a designer? Or he/she is a designer as well
as a web developer?
What is a
Full Stack Designer?
In fact, the concept of Full
Stack Developer came out earlier than the Full Stack Designer. But full stack
does not mean to do all. Specifically, it refers to a person who masters
muti-skills and he can use them to independently complete a design or product
development.
That means that a truly full
stack designer can build a basic conception of a project, and complete the
whole design and development related works. Such as the wireframes/prototypes
design, visual design, and the front coding, JS / jQuery, etc.
The
Emergence
The come out of the full
stack designer is not accidental according to the current situation. With the
outbreak of mobile Apps and the arrival of the entrepreneurship tide, there are
many small development teams who cannot set full positions. That forced the
team members to play multiple characters in one position. You can always see
the developers not only coding but also build prototypes with the prototyping
tools (Mockplus,Axure, Proto.io)
The
Advantages
Comprehensive thinking is
the biggest advantage of the full stack designers. A designer who is familiar
with the product development and design process, he knows the limitation of
product design. So that he can clearly control the expectation of the product
design. Familiarity with the process can make the team more convenient to
understand the development, marketing, and user experience details.
This will make cooperation more seamless, reduce rework and unexpected situations.
The
Importance
The full stack designer can
analyze and customize his own "skill tree" according to his own
situation. He can clearly know the structure of the product, the progress of
design and development process. He is a multi-skill person who can use user
experience, design patterns, techniques, and tools to complete the product
development. And then, the whole progress will be more systematically, and the
product will be better.
Focusing on the whole
program, that is the most obvious difference between the normal designers and
the full stack designer. If you are one of them, it will undoubtedly add a
great value to your team. And if you are a freelance designer, it is necessary
to be a full stack designer.
What
Makes a Great Full Stack Designer?
However, it’s not a requirement
for full stack designers to master anything perfectly. Taking the web design as
an example, you will understand well about their roles:
Assist
the product manager
Complete the pre-concept for
the entire project, brainstorming, mood boards, basic planning
Prototype design
Wireframes, visual draft,
low/high fidelity prototypes
User
research
User experience
Test
Front-end
development
HTML, CSS, JS, etc.
The
handover with the programmer
Understand the interface and
the development of the deep demand, how the front-end code will be more
matching backend and the program.
Conclusion
To become a good full stack
designer, you are destined to keep learning and enrich your skill-tree. But
please note that you should choose a right industry and direction to follow up the design trend and
technology, new pattern, and new tools.
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