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Fabian Holzer

Well, the designer I work with has a approach, which I think would lend itself better to to a waterfall process than to any iterative approach of software development. In one sentence: Throwing high-fidelity photoshop mocks over the fence to a code monkey.

Having a lot of good ideas, but lacking programming skills, realizing which details cost more than they are worth is hard, especially when one doesn't bother to consult somebody who knows.

I recently contemplated leaving my job, because I'm a bit pissed about the dysfunctional communication, in which I feel to be basically disenfranchised from most meaningful aspects of the project.

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Ben Halpern

Oh my goodness I know what you mean!

I once worked with an incredibly talented designer who I could not communicate with to save my life. Makes me frustrated just thinking about it.

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Cat

I am so sorry this happens. Why aren't "sit, strategize, and coordinate" sessions normalized? I don't get how apps are successful with all the communication chaos happening behind the veil??