Noelle Lansford, a product designer and design systems expert, sits down to discuss the importance of development knowledge for UI designers and the value of understanding both user experience science and code fundamentals. She shares her journey balancing design and development roles, the challenges of maintaining passion, and the benefits of technical fluency in fostering collaboration and delivering business value.
- Understanding how development knowledge empowers UI designers to communicate effectively with developers and avoid scope bloat
- Recognizing the role of technical awareness in creating feasible and implementable designs within development pipelines
- Balancing passion for design with practical coding skills to foster deeper collaboration and drive business impact
Her perspective encourages designers to embrace technical fluency. To become collaborators who speak both design and code. To align creative vision with implementable standards. To champion user focus alongside engineering realities.
She emphasizes delivering business value through designs that respect technical constraints. To negotiate solutions that balance creativity with practicality. To build empathy across disciplines. To drive measurable outcomes in product development.