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When working with developers you really need to see things from their perspective. By learning the basics of how development works you’ll gain a better foothold to expand your ideas into dev-related territory. As a designer, it’s your job to not only create usable interfaces but to clarify how they work to the people building them. Strive to build sanitized mockups that anyone could understand. In fact, you should even maintain a style guide to act as documentation for each project. Photo credits: OpenSourceWay. Creative Commons This piece covers more “big picture” design tips along with some tools for improving…

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