Draft Episode 02: What does a “designer” do?

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What does a “designer” do?: What does a designer do exactly? What is their role in product design, interface design, any type of design. We dissect a quote by Dr. Don Norman to see what he thinks and how that influences the way the think about this topic.

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This is Draft, a show about the craft of designing for the web. Your hosts are Giovanni DiFeterici (@giodif ) and Gene Crawford (@genecrawford) both from this little old website right here: UnmatchedStyle.

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Giovanni DiFeterici on August 16, 2012 at 5:29 PM

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