Documentation takes time. Make it worth the effort.
A very important aspect of interface design that often gets overlooked ...
"Lesson six from the 9 Lessons from 9 Years of Interface Design retrospective: Documentation takes time. Make it worth the effort.
Previously, I discussed the value of documenting the rationale behind product designs. Though the benefits of writing out design decisions are numerous, few design organizations actually follow through with documentation. While none of these organizations would debate the value of such an effort, they often lack the resources to make it happen.
Documentation, after all, takes time. Internal design organizations within large companies are often moving too fast to keep records of their work. Consulting firms and studios, on the other hand, are always crunched by scope and rarely have extra “paid” cycles to devote to documentation. Given these constraints, it’s important that any effort allocated to documentation pays off." continued ... (Via Functioning Form)
"Lesson six from the 9 Lessons from 9 Years of Interface Design retrospective: Documentation takes time. Make it worth the effort.
Previously, I discussed the value of documenting the rationale behind product designs. Though the benefits of writing out design decisions are numerous, few design organizations actually follow through with documentation. While none of these organizations would debate the value of such an effort, they often lack the resources to make it happen.
Documentation, after all, takes time. Internal design organizations within large companies are often moving too fast to keep records of their work. Consulting firms and studios, on the other hand, are always crunched by scope and rarely have extra “paid” cycles to devote to documentation. Given these constraints, it’s important that any effort allocated to documentation pays off." continued ... (Via Functioning Form)
Interface Design Documentation.
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