Surma on existing design tools being fit for purpose

  • Designer Vs Developer is a show that fosters conversation between designers and developers to address industry challenges, offering solutions, workflows, and tool discussions.

  • This episode features Surma, a Google Developer Advocate, discussing the adequacy of current design tools and the role of HowTo: Components in educating designers and developers on accessibility.

  • Key topics explored include design tools, designers' understanding of code, HowTo: Components (formerly Dash Elements), and web best practices and patterns.

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.

In this episode:

  • The design tools we use.
  • Designers learning about code.
  • Dash Elements (now renamed to ‘HowTo: Components’)
  • Exploring the best practice and patterns of the web.

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