High Resolution #2: Uber’s Director of Design, Didier Hilhorst, on what it took to redesign a global product
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Feb 19, 2017 AI Snips
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Design Is A Team Sport
- Design is fundamentally a team sport that requires collaboration across roles to ship anything meaningful.
- Didier credits every shipped product to contributions from others and evaluates designers by how they work with teammates, not just craft.
Price Is Part Of The Product Experience
- Economic thinking shaped Didier's view that price and pricing displays are part of the user experience, not just numbers.
- He argues price presentation changes feelings and should be designed as deeply as any interaction detail.
Present Design As A Clear Story
- Tell design work as a story with a clear introduction, plot, and next steps so reviewers understand context and decisions.
- Tailor fidelity and detail to your audience to avoid irrelevant nitpicks and leave the meeting with concrete next actions.