Chapter 1

State of the Industry

In January of 2012, a survey of UX professionals was conducted to determine the extent to which designers collaborate with developers. Questions covered the type of employer, workplace arrangements, skills, roles, participation, and relationships. Analysis of the results reveals an interesting paradox and provides a clear motivation for the book.

Keywords

survey; career; experience; software development; design; industry; workplace; skills; tools; title; position; competency; participation; implementation; production; work

In the latter half of 2011, I was putting together a conference presentation on the topic of working with developers. I was hypothesizing that the majority of designers weren’t integrated well with ...

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