a periodical on the process
three point line
behind good product design
field study one * featuring skillshare * this spring
* Our Problem
How do we hungry designers, Hoyd Breton and Miles Fitzgerald, learn to create better web products?
e Our Idea
Conduct field studies with designers, learn from their process and share it in this journal.
y Our Process
I. Inspired Reads
Lapham's Quarterly – Means of Communication
Beyond our daily Call to Actions and hero shots, this quarterly connected us to the history of communication. It reminded us to ask designers about their influences beyond the web.
Designing Social Interfaces
Learned the common ways to build features – great reference point for questions we asked the designers on the choices they made on their product.
Making Ideas Happen
Confirmed the worthlessness of an idea that goes unrealized. Encouraged us to refine this project into realistic actions.
The Creative Habit
Inspired us to examine our habits but also analyze the creative habits of the designers we interview.
II. Helpful Web
Method and Craft, inspired us with their interviews and encouraged us to execute on this journal with some of their tutorials.
Helped us understand some of the overlooked UX principles. A resource we relied on for a portion of our field study.
As autodidactics, we looked over a structured and rich curriculum to inform our thinking and questioning of our own design and the ones we engage with on this project.
III. Contributors on our Journey
Jake Przespo
Product Designer @ Skillshare
B
Andrew Mercando
UX Designer @ Skillshare
B
Clement Sabourin
Journalist @ AFP
B
Romain Corvez
Creative Director @ The Cools
G
Ed Nacional
Designer
G
Matias Corea
Co-Founder of Behance
B
Anton Repponen
Creative Director @ f-i
G
Daniel Arenas
Designer
G
Eli Rousso
Designer
G
Wilfredo Peña
Strategist
B
IV. How We Executed
- brainstorm first field study
- break down idea into actions
- form a team
- restate our focus
- study product
- develop questions
- interview designers
- edit interview
- layout content
- design identity
- code
- share
Behind the scenes of Field Study One – Skillshare
Create with us
Reach us at hello@threepointline.cc with questions
you'd like to ask designers we interview.
@hoydb