Advice for explaining design rationale

[@mustakimyilham6179]

This is really really helpful. Thank you ! It would be great if you can make an episode on how to present the work to stakeholders and possibly have an example of what's the best effective way to do it.

[@femkedesign]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@islandparadisetuts]

Femke, your channel is pure gold. Thank you for all of your content! Answers many questions that aren't answered here on KZbin that I think many designers are wondering

[@femkedesign]

Thank you so much Hugo!

[@niharbhagat]

+1 Hugo

[@Anina_Botha]

This was a really good video and practical tips, as designers we sometimes do the rationale unconsciously but you need to jot them down for your case study write-ups or like you mentioned those design meetings! Thank you, Femke.

[@NuwanWithanagenu1]

Hi Femke, thank you for all the great content out there. I'm glad I found your channel.

[@RajivNarayanan]

Thanks so much. You explained things so clearly and broke it down in a interesting way thank you

[@niharbhagat]

This calmed me down 🧘🏽

[@DushyantShrikhande]

A great explanation of how to document design decisions and rationale!

[@attunery]

I love this. Thank you.

[@ianzhengUX]

very good video. It's a pity so little people have seen your video.

[@tracklauonly]

Fantastic content as always. This is gold. However, a pdf with a summary of this could be pretty helpful :)

[@JR-gh8lp]

You are seriously amazing!!!

[@jan3253]

Really appreciate these kinds of videos!

[@rivandianjas]

Thank you Femke! I really enjoy your contents, straightforward and very practical. Would you mind sharing how to make rationale around decisions that are somewhat subjective? Like, applying gradients, adding illustrations, or microinteractions, are usually only act as the cherry on top. We can achieve our goal with or without it, but we wanted to deliver delightful designs, but I don't know how to make objective rationale to back that decision. Will really appreciate if you share some tips about this. Thanks again!

[@rivandianjas]

@@femkedesign I see, got it. Will try to use that one. Thank you!

[@alexmahone7735]

Found ur Channel frm Dirbble Podcast, Really good content here!!

[@josesitomal]

This is such a helpful video, Thanks for sharing!

[@preetamgupta]

Really, Really helpful tips. Thanks alot for sharing. I honestly enjoying your content, it's bang on. Since 2019, when I joined Interaction Design foundation and I have been following a lot of professional from our industry. The context of contents provided by so many people was kind of, I don't know hard to sink in the design process but on the other hand you. the things you put up for us is really useful and I definitely gonna implement that changes in my process. Catch you on internet or on the next video😊

[@preetamgupta]

Hey Femke, I was wondering and thought of asking, would you able to do a video on User Journey Map. I have already attended few sessions of Dynamic Experience CEO Frank Spillers, and others but I every time ended with a confusions like what kind of journey shows up the pain points. Is that a contextual real-life daily over all journey of the user or the usability part journey with the similar products while doing the research and insight. What I lack is what type of journey needed to consider to get insights and pain points of the user. Please, will you consider making a video on this. Have a great day.

[@SebastianHay]

Try to understand the context behind the challenge - i.e. why is someone asking you to explain the design decision? Quite often (myself included) make the assumption of what the person is asking for and just finding out a bit more info will lead to a more focused response, with reasons that will resonate clearer.

[@preetamgupta]

Hey Femke, I was wondering and thought of asking, would you able to do a video on User Journey Map. I have already attended few sessions of Dynamic Experience CEO Frank Spillers, and others but I every time ended with a confusions like what kind of journey shows up the pain points. Is that a contextual real-life daily over all journey of the user or the usability part journey with the similar products while doing the research and insight. What I lack is what type of journey needed to consider to get insights and pain points of the user. Please, will you consider making a video on this. Have a great day.

[@preetamgupta]

@@femkedesign Thank you😊

[@YoArnold]

Thank you!

[@victory8639]

So nice watched twice!

[@femkedesign]

Thanks :)

[@ashleychavez5262]

Hellooo, I have a presentation tomorrow and a question my teacher will have for me is “restate the design rational you wrote” and I have no idea what that means🧐

[@naumankhokhar6471]

rationale means 'why' behind the design decisions. correct me if I'm wrong

[@caitlinwhittle8113]

v helpful video although u say 'final solution' so much its kind of jarring hahaha

[@femkedesign]

This is a video about having confidence and rationale in your solutions after all!

[@caitlinwhittle8113]

@@femkedesign i mean bcos of the historical context of the phrase! sorry didnt mean to imply u were being repetitive

[@spookylilnix]

This also stuck out to me. If you don't know why the phrase "Final Solution" is jarring, a quick google will help! I understand your intention is to convey confidence, so other phrases that could work well would be the final product, end result, final design, end resolution, etc... I enjoy your content, this particular phrase is just something to be aware of.

[@d.i.shrager704]

This is not about the overall message/presentation -- all very good. I want to point out, however, that the term "The Final Solution" was coined by Adolf Hitler in how to solve the "Jewish problem." It is offensive to hear and I urge you to find another expression to use. Examples would be outcome (or final outcome) or ultimate result or solution. But please don't use the aforementioned term. Thank you for understanding, as well I think this will help you or any viewers and commenters here to avoid a nasty "result."

[@femkedesign]

Thanks for bringing this up. I admit I was not aware of how this term has been used in the past. I'm sorry and will not be using it again in my vocabulary.

[@butterplum2053]

Really helpful! Small bit of constructive criticism: I had a cringe every time you said "final solution". I know you weren't referring to the holocaust, and I'm not jewish, but that phrase is super loaded and kinda distracting. It may not be an issue or even noticed depending on one's cultural background.

[@femkedesign]

Thanks! This has been pointed out in other comments. I've since learnt from this video and have removed it from my vocabulary, but decided to keep this video up for now as it is helping a lot of designers. Am conscious of it though and thanks for mentioning.