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SUMMARY:Tech Talk | The Developer’s Design Advantage: Why UX and UI Matt
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DESCRIPTION:The Tech Academy Free Classes\n**What can developers gain by u
 nderstanding more than just the code they write?**\n\nBuilding great softw
 are is about more than functionality. A basic understanding of visual desi
 gn\, user experience\, accessibility\, and empathy can help developers cre
 ate better products\, communicate more effectively with teammates\, and bu
 ild experiences that genuinely serve the people using them.\n\nIn this liv
 e Tech Talk\, **Kathryn Grayson Nanz**\, Senior Design & Developer Advocat
 e\, will share her perspective on the connection between design and develo
 pment. Drawing from her experience across design\, front-end development\,
  and developer advocacy\, she brings a unique perspective on how developer
 s can strengthen their skills by thinking like designers.\n\nIn this sessi
 on\, Kathryn will explore how UX and UI principles can improve web develop
 ment\, from creating more usable and accessible experiences to making stro
 nger design decisions. She will also discuss how learning design fundament
 als can help developers collaborate more effectively and differentiate the
 ir skillset in a competitive tech market.\n\nYou will gain a better unders
 tanding of how design thinking can complement your development skills and 
 help you create more thoughtful\, user-centered projects. The session will
  give you practical ways to look beyond simply writing code and consider t
 he people\, needs\, and experiences behind the software you build.\n\nBrin
 g a project you are working on and put your design thinking to work! Follo
 w along with Kathryn as she shares practical ways to consider UX\, UI\, ac
 cessibility\, and visual empathy in your own development work\, and bring 
 your questions as you think about how these ideas can improve your project
 s.\n\nJoin us on **Friday\, September 18 at 1 PM PT \\| 3 PM CT \\| 4 PM E
 T** and save your spot now to discover how design thinking can give you a 
 developer’s advantage.
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