How do developers and designers work together?

Katarina Kisin
2 min readSep 7, 2020

Designers and developers are very different beings. Some would say that they have a big problem in cooperation, because they do not understand each other, and on the other hand, many believe that they actually cannot and do not want to function without each other. One thing is for sure, in everyday cooperation they are connected in so many ways that both jobs do not make much sense without the other.

A large number of software has appeared on the digital market that bridges this gap and helps these professionals work better together. Here are some of those tools.

Webflow
If you want to communicate with developers, you have to use the code and give them something to “click” and read. On the other hand, designers are visual beings and like everything to be clear at first glance, attractive, and intuitive.

Webflow is a convenient program because it allows designers to create visual solutions that are almost ready for production, and developers to download those same solutions and write codes accordingly. In fact, this tool calms their skills and allows both sides to do what they do best.

Figma
This program is well known, both among designers and developers. Although the previous version was used by a large number of both experts, the new, improved version is used by even more of them, as it is far easier to use.

Figma allows designers to prepare material that is then sent to the team that is supposed to code it. The biggest advantage is that through this software developers get all the information about the visual component, how it should work, its elements, colors, and all that through simple code that this software generates itself.

Zeplin
One of the bigger challenges in the digital world is adapting the content from the site to the application used on the mobile phone. This program solves this problem by allowing designers to easily drag their solutions and adapt them where needed. On the other hand, developers receive clear instructions on the elements, colors, proportions, and all other details that are important to them for further production.

In fact, Zeplin itself analyzes each visual element and prepares information for further work, both for one side and the other, thus facilitating the work and shortening the time required to create the final product.

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