What is the perfect design process? — Smashing Magazine

Design process is messy. You may take a structured approach, but with all the last-minute changes and overlooked details, it too often takes on a life of its own. And before you know it, you’re designing in a chaotic environment full of refinements, final final deliverables, and missed deadlines.

This article is part of our ongoing series on design patterns. This is an upcoming part of the video library on Smart interface design patterns and is part of the live UX training also.

What is the “real” design process?

Of course, there is no “right-and-only” way to frame a design process. It is defined by whatever works well for you and for your team. Personally, I tend to trust 4 design models which seems to fit well with my design work:

• Double diamond process for his comprehensive and reliable methodology for solving problems. In this guide, Dan Nessler breaks down the entire Double-Diamond process into single parts, and explains exactly how it works, step-by-step, in all minute detail.

• Triple diamond process for its more realistic approach to the designer’s input on the product’s life cycle. It’s a piece of door Adam Grey on why it is critical to bring flexibility to the messy reality of the design process to improve...