Using systems to survive a redesign

By Federico Holgado

Why?

New MailChimp screenshot

But why are redesigns so hard?

Why is designing software so hard?

Why does building construction suck so bad?

– Refabricating Architecture

“The traditional building paradigm is to gather all the parts of a building on site and then

assemble them piece by piece.”

sound familiar?

Grading the land

Foundation

Structural

Plumbing

Interior

Linear process == SLOW

How has the automotive industry been successful?

Systems

Processes

Toyota Production System

Let’s learn from the construction industry.

http://ux.mailchimp.com/patterns/

why?

!= bootstrap

components FTW

slats

popovers

dijit tabs

less code

back end <3

front end

Copy/paste from PL

designers <3

front end

Vertical rhythm

speed

campaigns mobile screenshot

exports mobile screenshot

how?

HOW?

HOW?

from zero to hero

first class citizen

MAKE IT PUBLIC

what’s the catch?

change

re-education

pattern library

constraint

thank you