Surma on existing design tools being fit for purpose
Welcome to Designer Vs Developer, a show that tries to solve the challenges
faced in the industry by opening a conversation between the two, providing
take aways, solutions to workflows, tools and discussions on everyday struggles.
This week Mustafa speaks to Surma, a Developer Advocate on the Google
Developer Relations Team, about whether the design tools we use are fit for
purpose and how Dash Elements (now renamed to ‘
HowTo: Components’) will help educate designers and developers about
important topics like accessibility.
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