“If a project has separate human beings who are ‘Designers’ and ‘Frontend Developers,’ the healthiest projects will involve plenty of back-and-forth between them.” -Chris Coyier Empathy is something we talk about a lot at Sparkbox, and we believe it’s essential for teams to build together. The days of the “ webmaster” are in the past, and as the roles involved with building websites continue to grow, there will be an even greater need for empathy and trust in others. Very few-if any-have the skills to be labeled proficient in more than a few of these areas. To illustrate this further, Chris mentioned a list of some of the skills and roles a developer should be aware of: Design, UX, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and more, all have to be carefully crafted. These discussions helped us realize just how many skills and roles are involved in building a successful website today. You can find a list of the tools we discussed in our collaborative notes.
Sparkbox maker series series#
It was a packed house at Sparkbox for Chris Coyier’s Maker Series talk.Īs designers and developers, we often ask questions like, What tools should I be using? How do I know if certain “best practices” are relevant anymore? and What should I be learning now to prepare for the future of the web? Throughout the day, Chris paused for in-depth discussions that answered these very questions.įrom new design tools and the best way to create grids, to topics like accessibility, performance, and progressive web apps, we covered a lot of ground. With the industry changing so rapidly, it’s easy to constantly feel one step behind. While we may think this is obvious (I mean, who uses Flash anymore?), sometimes it can be hard to pinpoint what’s expected from designers and developers these days.
Sparkbox maker series code#
Chris made it clear that the frontend designers and developers of today have very different roles, use very different tools, and often write very different code than they did even just a few years ago. It seems as if the job titles for those with careers in the web industry change every few years-if not every few months. There are so many things to learn, and although it may seem overwhelming, it should cause us to build empathy and rely on others to build better websites. We were able to dig into some of the various roles involved and see just how broad the job of frontend designers and developers has become. Through building a website together, Chris gave us a bird’s-eye view of the modern web development process.
Sparkbox maker series full#
It was a full house at Sparkbox for our second Maker Series of 2017. Chris Coyier, the co-founder of Codepen, author of CSS Tricks, and creator of the Shop Talk podcast, had us do just that: reflect on what is expected from web designers and developers today, all while building a website together.
In our rapidly changing industry, it can be easy to press on with our heads down, rarely taking a moment to step back and examine what we’re really doing on a daily basis as web designers and developers.
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