From monologues to dialogues-unlocking designer-developer collaboration - Maria H,Som L(Config 2023)

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APIs have feelings too: Building components that won't make your engineers cry
Speaker: Maria Hristoforova - Senior Product Designer, Design Systems, Uber
How many times have you looked at a design implementation and shook your head at your engineering counterpart, asking yourself yet again why it looks nothing like the Figma file you so meticulously crafted? As owners of Design Systems, we take pride in delivering well-crafted and easy-to-use Figma components to our customers. However, we often forget those customers include developers who will need to translate the endless Figma property panels into a sensible component API. In this talk, learn how we can unintentionally continue the cycle of miscommunication, and avoid turning our systems into building blocks that can never be fully assembled.
Decoding the unknown: How to have collaborative conversations with technical stakeholders
Speaker: Som Liengtiraphan - Product Designer for Einstein AI/ML, Salesforce
Does working with engineers feel like pulling teeth? Does trying to understand a technical aspect of a project make your head spin? In this talk, you will learn about some communication tools that have helped me jump start work on highly-technical projects and build rapport with engineers. This talk aims to help designers of future highly-technical projects streamline workflows with technical stakeholders. Listeners of the talk will leave with ready-to-use techniques packaged in a Figma file that they can instantly start using for themselves.
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[@vietanhnguyen9047]

Maria provided an amazing and detailed view of what it takes to break down complexities of a Design System into feasible and scalable engineering system. Great sharing!!! I'm looking forwards to see more knowledge sharing in the industry similar to this.

[@user-ud5wz1kv5w]

Hi! Thanks so much for sharing such helpful and inspiring conferences. Could we have the link to the presentation/figma file referenced by Som Liengtiraphan? 😍

[@crissmatic]

I want Som L's Figma files =(