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Double diamond

January 25, 2018

A visualization to help set expectations + vocab with non-designers.

I created this diagram [below] while working at Jackrabbit Mobile, to help explain the design process to coworkers and clients alike. I used the Double Diamond by Dan Nester as a jumping off point. When I shared that diagram with non-designers, I found that it was good at orienting people to the work I was doing, but it took a lot of explanation. 

BASIC DIAGRAM TO OPEN CONVERSATION ABOUT DESIGN

I broke out the things non-designers wanted to know and created my own version of the Double Diamond:

  • What are the phases of design?

  • What happens in each of those phases?

  • When can we expect X deliverable?

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In Design Process, Storytelling Tags Diagrams, Visualizations
  • 2018
    • Sep 19, 2018 Research chair
    • Aug 15, 2018 App design based on a podcast
    • Jan 25, 2018 Double diamond
  • 2017
    • May 18, 2017 Sex Ed Research & Hackathon
    • Feb 8, 2017 Wiked
  • 2016
    • Nov 8, 2016 FoTO
    • Jun 17, 2016 Bubblr
    • May 10, 2016 Openly Quizzes
  • 2015
    • Dec 19, 2015 ColdTowne Theater
    • Oct 16, 2015 Songs in the Sitting Room
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