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Design Process

design-process

At Crispr Coders, the design process is a structured, sequential approach that begins once the project scope has been reviewed and approved by the client. Adhering to this timeline prevents unnecessary changes and extra work for designers while ensuring the project timeline remains intact. The design process consists of the following four steps:

  1. Research
  2. User Journey/UX Flow
  3. Wireframing
  4. Final UI

Each step is carefully reviewed to maintain the highest quality and ensure client satisfaction.

Design review process

Organizing the Flow

To properly organize the flow and efficiently follow it, the team uses Jira (in future our own platform will be used). The Product Managers will create user stories in the Design Workspace. Within this workspace, a Project is created to identify and filter the user stories of each project. This helps in maintaining a clear and organized structure for managing tasks and tracking progress throughout the design process.

The following stages constitute the design workflow:

  1. Icebox: For saving ideas that need either approval or refinement.
  2. Awaiting Prioritization: For user stories that are approved and ready and need to be prioritized. Prioritization is done by Designers and Product Managers based on availability, needs, and urgency.
  3. Ready for Design: For user stories that are prioritized. Designers will usually complete those user stories in an orderly fashion, from top to bottom.
  4. In Design: For user stories that the designer is currently working on.
  5. Technical Review: For user stories under the Team Lead’s review. This step can often be done in parallel with the PM Review.
  6. PM Review: For user stories under the Product Manager’s review.
  7. Client Review: For user stories that have been approved by both Team Lead and Product Manager, but are still pending the client’s review.
  8. Complete: For user stories that were reviewed and approved by the client. The design can now be used in the development process.

Post UX/UI Scope Reviews

Even though this is not technically part of the design process, it depends on it. Once the UX flow or UI is finished, it is important that the Product Manager reviews the finished design with the original scope. The goal is to make sure that nothing new was introduced, or that nothing was forgotten.

Throughout the design process, regular reviews are conducted to ensure alignment with client expectations and to maintain the highest quality standards. By following these structured steps, Crispr Coders ensures that every design project is meticulously crafted to meet both client and user needs.